| Object ID |
RL2004.2 |
| Title |
The Green Mountain boys; a historical tale of the early settlement of Vermont, |
| Author |
Thompson, Daniel P. (Daniel Pierce), |
| Call# |
813.4 THO copy 1 |
| Publisher |
T. Nelson & Sons |
| Pub Place |
New York, |
| Summary |
According to biographer Walter Crockett, “Judge Thompson did more to hand down and perpetuate the early patriotic history of Vermont than any other person living or dead.” Though a completely subjective statement, this sums up the feelings of those in Vermont when a special memorial tablet was unveiled in Thompson’s honor at the Vermont Statehouse in 1915.
D. P. Thompson was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts in 1795 but soon moved to Vermont in 1800. He attended Middlebury College and studied law in Virginia. Returning to Montpelier in 1825 he set up a law office and embarked on a life of public service. He served as a judge, clerk for the House of Representatives, and Secretary or State. For most people however, he was best know for his literary career.
His first book, May Martin or the Money Diggers, won him a prize offered by a Boston newspaper. He followed up on his success with satirical short stories dealing with politics of the day. His break-out success came with the publication of The Green Mountain Boys in 1840. He subsequently published Locke Amsden, Lucy Hosmer or the Guardian and the Ghost, The Rangers or the Tory’s Daughter (described the Northern campaign of 1777 and the Battle of Bennington), The Tales of the Green Mountains, Gaut Gurley, a Tale of the Umbagog, The Doomed Chief or King Philip, Centeola, and History of Montpelier.
Copies of many of Thompson's books can be found in the Bennington Museum Research Library. |
| Publish date |
c1927 |
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