EPISODE · Jun 29, 2019 · 7 MIN
BHS e213 - The Complicated History of Levi Fuller
from The Brattleboro Historical Society Podcast · host Brattleboro Historical Society
People are complicated and can do good and bad things at nearly the same time. As a society we are trained to look for heroes and villains. We like narratives to be simple. We look to place people in categories like "idols" or "scoundrels". Levi Fuller was complicated. A governor of Vermont, leading Brattleboro businessman, humanitarian and; according to newpapers of the time, a few other things. Here's his story...
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People are complicated and can do good and bad things at nearly the same time. As a society we are trained to look for heroes and villains. We like narratives to be simple. We look to place people in categories like "idols" or "scoundrels". Levi Fuller was complicated. A governor of Vermont, leading Brattleboro businessman, humanitarian and; according to newpapers of the time, a few other things. Here's his story...
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