Insurrection, Corruption & Murder in Early Vermont: Life on the Wild Northern Frontier

by Gary G. Shattuck

During America’s Early Republic, the pastoral villages and forests of Vermont were anything but peaceful. Conflict raged along the Canadian border, as international tensions prompted Thomas Jefferson to ban American exports to France and Great Britain. Some Vermonters turned to smuggling. Federal seizure of a boat called the Black Snake went deadly wrong—three men were killed that day, and another died later in the state’s first hanging execution. The outbreak of the War of 1812 brought thousands of troops, along with drunkenness, disease and a general disregard of civil rights, including the imposition of extra-legal military trials. Using his extensive knowledge of the law, author Gary Shattuck sheds new light on this riotous era.

Genres: History

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 20, 2014

Reviews

[Terrance D Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

True Historical Insurrection

This was a tougher read than his book on The Irasburg Affair, yet drew me. Gary is a Master History Researcher! Further, an Attorney who you wouldn't want to go up against. I've never read a book that cited such detail of places, people, legal proceedings, and facts in history with a Vermont touch.

[Mhd]

Sample is extremely interesting. Lots of detail--sometimes too much-- and jumps around a bit much, but that's hard to judge before reading the whole book. Early Vermont history and War of 1812 events I've never heard of before.