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Silas Lapham Griffith was an important Vermont figure in the late 1800s, a proverbial Yankee who went from modest beginnings to great wealth. At age 30, he owned the Danby Store in Danby, Vermont. Slight of body, but vital, he built a logging and charcoal-making empire, established company stores and boarding houses and kilns in Danby, Mount Tabor, Dorset, Manchester, Peru, East Arlington and Stratton. His 12 sawmills cut 50 million feet of lumber a year. To this day, his name and his memory live on as Rothman brings Silas alive, without diminishing the spirit of the traditions he created. Besides Griffith's tale, the book is also a story of 19th century America, its scandals, politics, business, legal, medical and spiritual values and activities as well as a critical commentary on the accuracy of historical sources.
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Silas Lapham Griffith: The Santa Claus Bandit: Vermont's First Millionaire, Ann K. Rothman
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- Rok vydání
- 2022
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- Titul
- Silas Lapham Griffith: The Santa Claus Bandit: Vermont's First Millionaire
- Jazyk
- anglicky
- Autoři
- Ann K. Rothman
- Vydavatel
- Lost Research
- Rok vydání
- 2022
- Vazba
- měkká
- Počet stran
- 372
- ISBN13
- 9781605716169
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- Štítky
- Skutečné příběhy, Životopisy
- Anotace
- Silas Lapham Griffith was an important Vermont figure in the late 1800s, a proverbial Yankee who went from modest beginnings to great wealth. At age 30, he owned the Danby Store in Danby, Vermont. Slight of body, but vital, he built a logging and charcoal-making empire, established company stores and boarding houses and kilns in Danby, Mount Tabor, Dorset, Manchester, Peru, East Arlington and Stratton. His 12 sawmills cut 50 million feet of lumber a year. To this day, his name and his memory live on as Rothman brings Silas alive, without diminishing the spirit of the traditions he created. Besides Griffith's tale, the book is also a story of 19th century America, its scandals, politics, business, legal, medical and spiritual values and activities as well as a critical commentary on the accuracy of historical sources.