{"product_id":"vermont-firsts-and-other-claims-to-fame","title":"Vermont Firsts and Other Claims to Fame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Richard B. Smith\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Arcadia Publishing, 2020\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVermont may be small in population, but it looms large with innovation. The state constitution was the first in America to ban slavery, provide for universal male suffrage and establish a system for publicly funded education. Ethan Allen captured Fort Ticonderoga for America's First Victory. An eleven-year-old Willie Johnston was America's youngest Medal of Honor winner, and Grace Coolidge became the one and only First Lady to have a raccoon as a pet while in the White House. In the 1930s, rebellious Vermonters were the first to vote down a major New Deal construction project, the Green Mountain Parkway. Join local historian Dick Smith as he reveals this state's pioneering nature.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47085199130793,"sku":"PHBK-9781467146197","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/9771073482710.jpg?v=1779807802","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/vermont-firsts-and-other-claims-to-fame","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}