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A Story of the Builders 7 Democracy Striving Bakerll er
The piece follows Samson Traylor and his wife Sarah with two children and their dog Sambo as they travel from Vergennes Vermont in 1831 toward lands of plenty. It details their rough frontier journey, family dynamics, encounters with neighbors, and a meeting with Henry Brimstead, an odd fellow who owns an “idiot asylum” and a wild description of the land.
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Samson Henry Traylor
Sambo
Adirondack
Land of Plenty
Brimsteads
Samson Traylor
Sarah
Vergennes
Vermont
Congregational Church
Samson
Paradise
Boston
Josiah
Joe
Betsey
Burlington
Chateaugay
Sire
Soa
Sarah Traylor
America
Illinois
Elisha Howard
Malone
Franklin County
New York
Pete
Colonel
Black River
Canton
Captain Moody
Silas Wright
DeKalb
Richville
Gouverneur
Antwerp
United States
Orwell
Henry Brimstead
Elijah Brimstead
Brimstead
Traylors
Henry Traylor
Henry
Robert
Santa Claus
Honor Bright