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Vermont Books
The Scott Wheeler Collection
For several years Scott Wheeler worked as a reporter for the Chronicle, a weekly newspaper based in Barton, Vermont. While working as a reporter, he earned a New England Press Association Award for excellence in history writing for a three-part series that he wrote about life in Vermont during the Prohibition era, a series that evolved into a book, Rumrunners and Revenuers: Prohibition in Vermont.
This Vermont book was published in late 2002 by New England Press of Shelburne, Vermont. It became a best seller. Scott continues to contribute work to several other Vermont publications. Scott also appeared on the movie, The Legend of Memphre, a movie that takes both a serious and satirical look at the legend of a lake creature named Memphre that is said to live in Lake Memphremagog. In 2004, Scott was recognized by the Disabled American Veterans of Vermont for his work at supporting the state’s veterans. In 2005, the Northeast Kingdom Chamber of Commerce awarded him the Kingdom Recognition Award.
Description: Fishermen from around New England traveled to the Clyde River in Newport, VT to fish for salmon during the early half of the 20th century. Read the stories of those who remember when salmon was king of the Clyde. This Vermont book is also filled with photos of the fish and fishermen of the river.
Reviews:When Salmon Was King is a fascinating read for those who enjoy Vermont history and fishing. The stories are as unique as the people involved and chronicled within every page. This is one book about Vermont that you won't be able to put down until you've read it from cover to cover. - William M. Alexander, Vermonter.com
Review: Rumrunners and Revenuers is on the shelves in just about every bookstore in Vermont and for good reason, it's a great historical piece. This books fits in well along side of Scott's treasure trove of Northeast Kingdom history, the Northland Journal, his monthly print publication and website. I am a happy subscriber to both and hear that Scott is working on a new book that's forthcoming (see above). - William M. Alexander, Vermonter.com
The Joe Citro Collection
Joe Citro is an expert in New England weirdness. His many books, radio commentary series, and frequent television and radio interviews have done a lot to keep the region's legends, lore, and strange-but-true tales alive in the popular culture. He has written five suspense novels—three of which have been optioned for motion pictures—and six books about high weirdness in his native New England. Joe lives in Burlington, Vermont, where he teaches at local colleges, lectures widely, and researches the things that man was not meant to know. The following books are highly recommended and are sure to provide hours of enjoyment.
Description: Colonists, clambakes, and the Coast Guard. Sure, those things define New England, as do witches and whale watching. And don't forget the Red Sox and the Patriots. But there's more. New England is also filled to the brim with serious strangeness. And there's no one better to chronicle the odd goings-on in our patriotic, but extremely weird section of the country than Joe Citro, a citizen in full possession of the "weird eye."
Review: "Usually, Joe Citro comes out with a new book every year, just before Halloween. This time, he's given us a real treat. All of the famously spooky Vermont & New England legends and ghost stories are there along with lots of new stuff, photos and illustrations. Grab a bag of candy corn and savor this book on a dark, rainy day!" - William M. Alexander, Vermonter.com
Midwest Book Review
"Spine-tingling tales of New England hauntings are captured in over forty colorful short stories. All six New England states were toured in the compilation of this collection: the result is a diverse and compelling collection." Chattanooga Free Press
"The formidable storytelling skills of Joe Citro...make this volume a diverse and compelling read."
Description: "What's So Scary about Vermont?" In The Vermont Ghost Guide, Vermont's Ghostmaster Joseph A. Citro teams up with award-winning artist Stephen R. Bissette to answer that question definitively. Organized alphabetically by town, this remarkable pocket-sized collection of lore and line art points travelers toward dozens of mystifying sites to discover -- or perhaps avoid. Both a guidebook and a reference tool, The Vermont Ghost Guide contains over 100 entries with 39 illustrations of haunted houses, ghostly spots, and mysterious events from every Vermont county. Many of the stories have never been published before.
Review: "Vermont native Joe Citro has spent years studying the darker side of New England; in books such as Passing Strange, Curious New England and Green Mountains, Dark Trails he’s told stories of hauntings and horrors, of mysteries and superstitions. Here he examines some of the area’s most famous curses, from the 1600s through the 1960s, and while his tone is generally impartial ("in the interest of journalistic objectivity"), he admits a fascination that verges on belief. Convicted citizens who knew themselves to be innocent often pronounced final curses on their accusers (Citro reports that in the late 17th century, after being told by a condemned woman that God would give him blood to drink, a dishonest cleric suffered an internal hemorrhage and drowned in his own blood), while desperate people called down evil on those who had refused them help (in the early 19th century, Citro writes, a woman who has been refused passage on a Lake Champlain steamship caused it to burst into flame). In most of these stories, the curses act as the vengeance of the powerless on the powerful. Citro does a fine job of presenting the evidence for curses, but he’s not afraid to debunk them either. Creepy b&w illustrations add to the pleasure of this informative and entertaining volume for all students of the supernatural." -- Publishers Weekly
Reviews: ". . . fun . . . offbeat . . . As the preface reads, 'This is not a standard travel book.'"- The Boston Globe
"Forget New England's mainstream tourist attractions. Oddities and weird wonders abound in the region, and a new book, Curious New England describes more than 200 of them." - Vermont Sunday Magazine
"An entertaining read from start to finish" - The Valley News
"A terrifically entertaining book . . . each entry is written with considerable wit . . . a great read for your summer vacation--and excellent advice on how to spend it." - Radio Albany
Written by Irasburg, VT author Ronald Smith. Air Force Sergeant Sandy Coker is the youngest son of wealthy Industrialists Carl and Marion Coker. An independent young man, Coker enlists in the Air Force rather than joining his parents business. Deciding that the Military is the career path he wants to follow, he excels in the field of Civil Engineering. During the war years of the sixties, Coker meets and falls in love with lovely Gabrielle Luntz, but their plans for marriage are put on hold when Coker is shipped to Vietnam to join a special Air Force Squadron; RED HORSE. These elite squadrons are engaged in construction of airfield components under combat conditions and Coker finds himself immersed in a conflict he cannot rationalize. On the eve of his wedding, planned to take place during his leave in Honolulu, Coker and his closest friend disappear while on a routine work assignment in the jungles of Da Nang.
Passing Strange: True Tales of New England Hauntings and Horrors
The Vermont Ghost Guide
