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Vermont's  \ncolorful pastare gathered together  \nin Mischiefin the Mountains.Here  \nare extraordinary characters and  \nbizarre stories of intrigue,hardship  \nand humor taken from the pages of  \nVermont Life Magazine.  \nMost famous,\"The Deep FrozenFolk of Farmer Morse\"is a grue-some tale about an impoverishedfamily in northern Vermont.Tosave what little resources they had,the young and hardy family  \nmembers froze the oldest and mostfeeble relatives during the harshwinter,then thawed them in  \nspring.Revitalized,the old men andwomen could contribute theirshare of work in the mild monthswithout taxing the family resourcesin the rugged wintry ones.  \nWhere factends and lore beginsis good reading in \"Where Did theSailor Die?\"A mysterious lead tubewith a handwritten message dated1564 was found on the banks of aVermont river in 1853.The mes-sage suggested that Samuel deChamplain was not the first man tosee the Green Mountains,an  \nextraordinary discovery if true.Theinvestigation of the document'sauthenticity reads like a first-rate  \nCrimes of the heart,of envy,ofgreed;unsolved crimes thatintrigued village police foryears;treasures lost and found in moun-tain foothills;eccentrics,misersand prophets of doom.Here aresome of Vermont Life's most color-ful stories,sure to entertain.  \n# Vischief in the ountains\n\n# in the Yountains\n\nEDITED BY  \nWalter R.Hard,Jr.Janet C.Greene  \nILLUSTRATED BY  \nJane Clark Brown  \nPublished by Vermont Life Magazine,Montpelier,Vermont.  \nFIFTH PRINTING·1984FOURTH PRINTING·1979THIRD PRINTING·1977  \nCopyright ◎1970 by Vermont Life Magazine,Montpelier,Vermont 05602All rights reserved.No part of this book may be used or reproduced in anymanner whatsoever without written permission,except in cases where briefquotations are used in reviews printed in magazines or newspapers.  \nLibrary of Congress Catalog Card Number:78-117724  \nISBN:0-936896-05-1  \nDesigned by Linda Dean Paradee  \nManufactured in the United States of America  \nFor special assistance given in the preparation of the storiesand the illustrations contained in this book,warmappreciation is extended by the editors to Mr.Floyd Butler,Mr.Alan Cooke,Mr.J.Stott Dawson,Mrs.John T.Morton,Miss Violene Parker,Mr.Roland Wells Robbins,the Shelburne Museum and the Vermont Historical Society","cbCaiaNn43WkLZ8i","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiaNn43WkLZ8i","pdf",9781761,184,"English","# Overview\n## Origins in Vermont Life Magazine\n## Featured Tales","[{\"question\":\"What kind of stories are included in Mischief in the Mountains?\",\"answer\":\"The book collects strange tales combining intrigue, hardship, and humor, featuring extraordinary characters from Vermont’s past.\"},{\"question\":\"Where do the stories come from?\",\"answer\":\"The editor states that the tales are taken from the pages of Vermont Life Magazine.\"},{\"question\":\"What is an example of a featured mystery in the collection?\",\"answer\":\"“Where Did the Sailor 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