Fulton Books

Wait, Unpretentious Pluckiness Fulton Books

This book concerns the astonishing events enhancing the natural



leadership of General Benjamin Wait. General Wait participated as a



Ranger in the French and Indian War and the American Revolutionary War.



He was instrumental in delaying the British General John Burgoyne as he



marched from Canada to his defeat at Saratoga, the turning point of the



Revolutionary War. Between the wars, Benjamin and his brother, Joseph,



became outlaws in New York, were actively involved with the Green



Mountain Boys, and contributed significantly in establishing law and order



on the frontier in the Vermont country. With the creation of a new country



of liberty and democratic self-government, Benjamin was immersed in



creating Vermont as an independent entity between neighboring states.



His adventurous spirit never ceased, which finally contributed to the



founding of Waitsfield, Vermont.