An intriguing study of a prominent intellectual victim of McCarthyism and of American academic institutions under political stress.

Stalking the Academic Communist: Intellectual Freedom and the Firing of Alex Novikoff

Education & Teaching

Holmes, David R.

Schools & Teaching

Univ of Vermont

Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York. New edition of a text for cardiologists, cardiac surgeons, and residents on how pacemakers work and the basic science related to the electrophysiology of cardiac stimulation. Selective bibliography. Extensively illustrated. DNLM: Cardiac Pacing, Artificial - methods.

A Practice of Cardiac Pacing

Hayes, David L.

Furman, Seymour, M.D.

Medical Books

Futura Pub. Co

Product Description 
On Being a Vermonter is a case study of a Vermont farm that existed from the early 1800s to the early 1900s. As the Holmes Farm pioneered advanced orchard methods and made a distinctive contribution to the apple industry in Vermont, the book makes an important contribution to the literature and history of Vermont apple orchards. In addition, the farm was a leading breeder of trotters, horses with a Morgan horse heritage. The book examines the end of the farm due to foreclosure in 1923 and the resulting diaspora of the family and its transformation in a single generation. The author is a direct descendant of the Holmes family, which came to Vermont in the 1780s. In addition to reconstructing the history of the farm, he examines what it means to be a Vermonter by building on the legacy of the farm's 101year history. 
 Review 
Robert Frost once said that 'locality gives art'. In many ways this lovely book is about place, and how a family is affected by place, and how a home translates (with a bit of luck) to a self. David Holmes has fastened his eye on his family and its local past in Vermont, finding a vivid present in this story. A wonderful narrative. 
-Jay Parini, acclaimed Vermont-based novelist, biographer, and poet\nDavid R. Holmes has written a thoroughly researched study of the life of his family's farm in Vermont. The title tells the story: "On Being a Vermonter and the Rise and Fall of the Holmes Farm 1922-1923". It follows the ups and downs of a family's farming history in scrupulous detail. He has a fierce attachment to Vermont, having happily returned to the state of his birth after years spent outside of the state. 
-Madeleine Kunin, Governor of Vermont (1985-1991)\nDavid Holmes' new book is an important contribution to our understanding of Vermont's history as a frontier region settled by tough hard-working farmers and how that history shaped Vermont's character up to the present day. It is grounded in Holmes's own family history and the detailed record found in letters and other documents. It is rich in detail and insight. 
-David Moats, Pulitzer Prize-winning Vermont journalist\nThis is a powerful story of the Holmes Family Farm covering many generations but is more than that. It is also a rich reflection on the essence of the "Vermont Character" and how it has defined the state and its people. 
-Roger Albee, Vermont Secretary of Agriculture (2006-2010) 
 About the Author 
David Holmes is the author of an earlier book of Vermont history, Stalking the Academic Communist: The Firing of Alex Novikoff. He has degrees from Middlebury College (BA), Columbia University (MA) and the University of Denver (Ph.D.). He has served in numerous university and school leadership roles and writes and speaks widely on education issues. He resides in Panton, Vermont.

On Being a Vermonter and the Rise and Fall of the Holmes Farm 1822-1923

History

Americas

White River Press

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