The Price of Land in Shelby: A History of the Third World Since 1945

by Laurie Alberts

Book Overview

Shelby, Vermont is a place torn between stasis and change, a contemporary New England town "where time was revealed not by geology, but by tumbling stone walls" and, increasingly, the division of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 087451844X
• ISBN13: 9780874518443
• Release Date: September 1996
• Publisher: University Press of New England
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Thoroughly enjoyable.

After just returning from a 2 week vacation in New England, I thoroughly enjoyed this portrait of country life. After seeing postcard views of the New England countryside & romanticizing rural life, it was engrossing to read about real people with real problems that arise no matter where one lives. The portrayal of all the love, ugliness, devotion, jealousy that comprises a family was remarkable. The characters were believable and likeable despite their flaws. In addition to the inspiration, the book was a great read!