We Lived in Stowe, A Memoir by Craig O. Burt

Hardcover, first printing 2003, excellent condition.

In his memoir, We Lived In Stowe, Craig O. Burt wrote about his experiences and many facets of life in and around Stowe Vermont from the late 1800's to the 1960's. The course of his life and his position in the community afforded him a unique perspective. as co-owner of Burt Lumber Company, he knew the countryside intimately. He had an affinity for nature and a reverence for the beauty of his surroundings. His keen powers of observation and description are evident in the narratives of the land, wildlife and weather. The absorbing accounts of the early days of lumbering and the evolution of the electric railroad as well as the details of everyday life in Stowe give one a glimpse into a time past