Ethan Allen
Author
Publisher
Printed for the Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission by Vermont Heritage Press
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
axxiii, 134 p., 4 leaves of plates: facsim. (1 fold) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Best known as a patriot and hero of the American War of Independence, Ethan Allen led the famed Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. Later that year, he spearheaded a failed assault on Montreal that resulted in his arrest by British authorities. Imprisoned aboard Royal Navy ships, paroled in New York City, and finally released in a prisoner exchange, Ethan Allen recorded his experiences in this stirring firsthand account of the...
Author
Publisher
Heritage Books
Pub. Date
1987
Edition
4th ed. /
Physical Desc
122 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
The performance by Jim Hogue tells a compelling military history from the point of view of the man who became the commanding officer in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga; an imprisoned rebel bound for the gallows; a witness to the starvation and murder of American prisoners; a philosopher who saw the opportunities for liberty and public good on the one hand, and for servitude on the other; the leader of The Green Mountain Boys who, with them, carved...