Illustration by Jeff Danziger

Vermont is a small place that owes it’s existence to history like most of the eastern states. And we look to the evolving history of the country to maintain our reason for being, rather than any economic underpinning. We are Vermonters mostly because we like the idea of being Vermonters.

–Jeff Danziger

More about the authors…

Raised in Texas,  educated at Harvard, Bill Mares has been a journalist, a high school teacher and a member of the Vermont House of Representatives. He has authored or co-authored 15 books on subjects ranging from the Marine Corps to workplace democracy to Presidential fishing, plus four books of humor with Prof. Frank Bryan, including the best-seller, Real Vermonters Don’t Milk Goats. His hobbies include running, beekeeping, singing, and fly-fishing. He lives in Burlington, Vermont with his wife of 45 years, Chris Hadsel. They have two sons.

Jeff Danziger lives in New York City. He is represented by CWS Syndicate and the NY Times Syndicate. He is the recipient of the Herblock Prize and the Thomas Nast (Landau) Prize. He served in the US Army in Vietnam and was awarded the Bronze Star and the Air Medal. He has published eleven books of cartoons and one novel.

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