Save The Date for Chittenden County Historical Society presentation of local historian Richard H. Allen discussing his acclaimed new book: Reed Brown's 1841 Journey: America Through the Eyes of a Vermont Yankee at Brownell Library Kolvoord Room, 6 Lincoln Street, Essex Junction, Vermont. In the fall of 1841, Williston native and Essex resident Reed Brown set out on a two-month odyssey with dual goals: to obtain a patent for his improved carriage springs, and to assist his brother Nathaniel in jail in Ohio. Reed kept a journal that chronicles the dangers and difficulties, as well as some of the pleasures of travel in that time. He experienced: a steamboat explosion, a rail car derailment, hours of a bone-jarring stagecoach ride, delightful ncounters with fellow travelers, unhurried travel on canal boats, and warm hospitality along the way. The journal has been transcribed, supplemented with illustrations, and presented in a well-researched historical context that includes reminiscences from more famous writers of the same time period, such as Charles Dickens and Frances Trollope.

Dec 24, 2024, 7 to 8 PM

Dec 25, 2024, 5:30 to 6:30 PM

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