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Vrest Orton

Born

in Hardwick, Vermont, The United States

September 03, 1897

Died

December 02, 1986

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vrest_Orton

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Kenneth Vrest Orton (September 3, 1897 – December 2, 1986) was a writer and businessman who co-founded the Vermont Country Store with his wife, Mildred Ellen Orton.

Life
Orton was born to and on September 3, 1897, in Hardwick, Vermont.[1] His family later moved to his grandfather's residence in North Calais. There, he participated in his grandfather's business.[2] He served as a Medical Corps sergeant in France during World War I.[3]

In 1925, he moved to New York, where he came into contact with H. L. Mencken's American Mercury Magazine, and he worked as a publicist.[4] Over the course of the 1920s and 1930s, he became friends with several authors, including Theodore Dreiser, Sinclair Lewis, and Robert Frost. In the early 1920s, ...more

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	The Forgotten Art of Building a Good Fireplace 4.07 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 1969 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vermont Afternoons with Robert Frost 3.19 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1971 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The American Cider Book: The Story of America's Natural Beverage really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1973 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personal Observations on the Republic of Vermont 3.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Calvin Coolidge's Unique Vermont Inauguration 3.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1982 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The story of the Vermont country store: An American istitution 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1983 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Goudy, Master of Letters 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Homemade Beer Book (Tut books. R) by Orton, Vrest (1973) Hardcover really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1973 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Forgotten Arts: Of Building A Good Fireplace (1969), +Digging and Stoning A Well +How to build a Smokehouse + Making Paint from Scratch+Fireplace Cookery+Reclaiming an old Apple Tree + Weaving Baskets with Black Ash +Root Cellars +Woodstove Install... really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Some Personal Observations on the Ancestory, Birth & Life of the Republic of Vermont liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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