The author describes his love for Vermont, sharing his thoughts on the history of the region, the reason for the state's live and let live attitude, and how Vermont's free-thinking traditions can survive in the modern world.
Nowhere is the well-deserved accolade better demonstrated than in these pages. Under the guidance of Robinson's skilled writing, his meticulous attention to detail and uncanny understanding of the human spirit, history once more comes alive.
The University held its first class in 1800 with one president-professor, the Reverand Daniel Clarke Sanders, and survived a half century of political, religious, and financial trials, plus wars and fires.
Living in rural Virginia, ten-year-old Jess and Leslie become special friends as they create a magical secret world that they call Terabithia. But when a tragic accident causes Leslie's death during a storm, Jess is forced to face life alone