The Vermont Uncle and the Old Home Place
A nostalgic Vermont scene centers on Uncle Jerry living near elms and maples, with a two story gambrel roof house. The narrator recalls early state history and local figures, praising rugged honesty, old fashions, and a welcome table. The piece blends memory, family observation, and affection for the homeland.
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Jerry
Sebastian Cabot Navigator of Bristol and England
Sebastian Cabot, son of Venetian-born Joan Canor, pursued voyages of discovery beginning in 1497 with his father. He explored from the sixteenth latitude to Florida, later commanded fleets for Spain to Brazil and the Rio de la Plata, and returned to England as chief pilot. Cabot founded the Russian Company, mapped discoveries, and inspired English commerce before dying in Bristol in 1557 at age eighty.
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Joan Canor
Sebastian
England
Henry VII
Cabot
Florida
Sebastian Cabot
Bristol
Hogland
Vespucius
East Indies
Ferdinand and Isabella
Spain
Tle
Brazil
Rio de la Plata
Ferdinand
Seville
Edward VI
Tie
China
Board of Commerce and Navigation
Hig Synedissa
Venice
Clement Adama
Whitehall
Newfoundland
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