Vermont: A Cultural Patchwork [Paperback]

Elise Guyette (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Cobblestone Pub (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960763856
• ISBN-13: 978-0960763856
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,126,029 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

When she was in 4th grade, Elise A. Guyette discovered that her people, French-Canadian, Lebanese, and Irish, were left out of her Vermont history text. When she began teaching, she was given the same little green textbook to teach her first students. It reminded her of the sting of being overlooked and, as a result, she has spent her adult life in pursuit of stories omitted from traditional histories. Guyette is an historian, writer, and educational consultant, who is a part-time faculty member at the University of Vermont. She has taught history workshops for teachers throughout the United States, and in China and South Africa. Her publications include the textbook, Vermont: A Cultural Patchwork; a teacher's guide for Making a Living: The Work Experiences of African Americans in New England; Gandhi in South Africa: A Perfect Miracle or Political Expediency; and Behind the White Veil: A History of Vermont's Ethnic Groups in Many Cultures, One People: A Multicultural Handbook for Teachers. Her newest book tells the history of the United States in microcosm from 1790 to 1890, from the viewpoint of African American farmers in northern Vermont. A free teachers guide for Discovering Black Vermont is available at: http://www.upne.com/1-58465-760-X.html.