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Real Vermonters Don't Milk Goats: 43rd Anniversary Edition

by Frank Bryan

A Vermont identity in the face of change

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AlbakiReads Editorial

A Vermont identity in the face of change

First published in 1983, this regional humor book frames Vermont as a meeting point between longtime residents—“Real Vermonters”—and newcomers labeled “Flatlanders.” Its organizing idea is the recognition of differences as a possible basis for getting along, though the description leaves open whether either side will choose to do so. This anniversary edition adds explainers to clarify the people and context of the original snapshot for later readers, alongside new appreciations of Bill Mares and Frank Bryan. The result is a book tied both to a particular moment in Vermont’s history and to the continuing question of how residents understand belonging as the population changes.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in Vermont’s regional identity and cultural change.
  • Readers seeking humor about differences between longtime residents and newcomers.
  • Readers who want context for a book first published in 1983, including added explainers.

Themes

Vermont identityLongtime residents and newcomersRegional cultureBelonging and social change

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Book overview

Who Are Real Vermonters? At last! The much-anticipated 43rd Anniversary Edition of the classic Real Vermonters Don't Milk Goats. The original 1983 snapshot of Real Vermonters butting up against a mighty wave of Flatlanders remains hilarious.

This new edition has been lovingly augmented by adding EXPLAINERS for:

a) Readers a little fuzzy about who was who and what was what in 1983. Or

b) Flatlanders who swelled Vermont's population from 523,302 in 1983 to approximately 642,805 in 2026, while the birthrate in Vermont fell by 37% during the same period. Or

c) Real Vermonters who were not yet born.

Also included in this celebratory-and probably final-edition are new appreciations of the late Bill Mares by Don Hooper and of the great Professor Frank Bryan by Professor Richard Watts.

"The premise of the book is simple. Real Vermonters are dying out and people "from away", identified as Flatlanders, are moving in. Only by identifying their differences can they get along with each other - provided they feel like it."

Book Review by Keith Jennison, Vermont History, Winter, 1984

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