Mark Bushnell, Author at VTDigger

A man wearing glasses and a suit types on a typewriter at a desk with papers in a room with patterned wallpaper.

Then Again: From his Vermont farmhouse, a novelist imagined a fascist takeover of America

by Mark Bushnell July 20, 2025, 6:55 am

A nurse monitors a young child lying inside an iron lung machine, used for respiratory support, in a hospital setting.

Then Again: Vermont suffered the 1st polio epidemic in the US

by Mark Bushnell July 6, 2025, 7:08 amJuly 6, 2025, 9:29 pm

A group of explorers with sled dogs trek across a snowy, icy landscape under cloudy skies, with rocky cliffs in the background.

Then Again: Art, Architecture, Astronomy and the Arctic — A Vermonter’s curious career

by Mark Bushnell June 1, 2025, 7:03 amJune 16, 2025, 11:57 am

A battle scene featuring soldiers in 18th-century uniforms, with a central figure wounded and supported by others, set against a snowy, chaotic background.

Then Again: Ethan and Ira’s Canadian debacles

by Mark Bushnell May 4, 2025, 7:13 am

Two men collect sap from a tree in a vintage illustration. One man drills into the tree, while the other holds a spile. A bucket hangs to collect the sap.

Then Again: An impassioned plea for maple sugaring to fight slavery

by Mark Bushnell April 7, 2025, 12:32 pmJune 16, 2025, 11:51 am

Political cartoon with a man riding a turtle marked "Licence" and another carrying a barrel labeled "Superfine," lamenting a ship labeled "Oh! this cursed Ograbme.

Then Again: The embargo with Canada, and its many local smugglers

by Mark Bushnell March 16, 2025, 6:58 amMarch 16, 2025, 10:16 am

A pastoral scene depicting a village with hills in the background at sunset. People are gathered on the grass in the foreground with trees and a dog nearby.

Then Again: Vermont’s early town meetings

by Mark Bushnell March 2, 2025, 7:01 am

A skier wearing a "D" sweater jumps mid-air over a snowy mound, with leafless trees in the background.

Then Again: The origin story of Brattleboro’s ski jump

by Mark Bushnell February 16, 2025, 7:02 pmFebruary 17, 2025, 9:58 am

Bronze statue of a seated man in a suit, located on a stone pedestal in an urban park setting with buildings and trees in the background.

Then Again: William Lloyd Garrison’s roots as a Vermont journalist

by Mark Bushnell February 2, 2025, 7:56 am

Then Again: The memoir of Jeffrey Brace

by Mark Bushnell January 19, 2025, 7:06 am

Inside VTDigger

Why VTDigger deserves your support: A historian’s view

by Mark Bushnell and VTDigger Member Team December 26, 2024, 7:48 amDecember 26, 2024, 7:49 am

A vintage map showing the state of Vermont with detailed land divisions, bordering Lake Champlain and New York. Features a compass rose and various town names.

Then Again: On collecting important ‘Vermontiana’ with historian Kevin Graffagnino

by Mark Bushnell December 17, 2024, 1:58 pmDecember 17, 2024, 2:02 pm

A person wearing suspenders walks through a dense forest. The image has a textured, sepia-tone effect.

Then Again: Disappearing in November

by Mark Bushnell November 17, 2024, 6:55 am

Three people sit on grass with backpacks, two on the left and one on the right listening to the person in the center playing a string instrument; trees and rocks are in the background.

Then Again: Treasuring the trail

by Mark Bushnell November 3, 2024, 6:52 amNovember 5, 2024, 1:52 pm