Maple King: The Making of a Maple Syrup Empire

Thomas, Matthew M

ISBN 10: 1986277216 / ISBN 13: 9781986277211

Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2018

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Maple King: The Making of a Maple Syrup Empire
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1986277216
• ISBN 13: 9781986277211
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: very_good

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Synopsis

Like many North American industries in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the business of making maple sugar and syrup went through a period of maturation and modernization. Much of this change and new business model was influenced and controlled by one man and the company he created in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. George C. Cary and the Cary Maple Sugar Company grew in size and influence such that it controlled as much as 80 percent of the bulk maple sugar market, bestowing on Cary the title of Maple King and St. Johnsbury as the Maple Capital of the World. This book recounts the rise of the Cary Company and takes a closer look at who Cary was and the maple sugar and maple syrup empire that he created. As encompassing as the Cary Empire was, it overreached its limits and came tumbling to the ground with the stunning bankruptcy and death of its leader in 1931. However, Cary's legacy did not die with him, and as told here, St. Johnsbury continued to have a significant place and role in the ever-evolving maple sugar and syrup industry.

About the Author

Matthew M. Thomas is an independent researcher with a wide range of interests in all things maple. With a background in anthropology, archaeology, and American Indian Studies, including a Doctorate from the University of Wisconsin, Matthew has been researching and writing about the history of maple syrup and sugar for the past twenty years.