Frontispiece: Ethan Allen demands the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga. (Courtesy of Fort Ticonderoga Museum)
Copyright © 2011 by Willard Sterne Randall
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Randall, Willard Sterne.
Ethan Allen : his life and times / Willard Sterne Randall. — 1st ed.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-393-07665-3 (hardcover)
1. Allen, Ethan, 1738–1789. 2. Soldiers—United States—Biography.
3. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Biography.
4. Vermont—History—Revolution, 1775–1783. 5. Fort Ticonderoga (N.Y.)—Capture, 1775. 6. Vermont—Militia—Biography.
7. Vermont—History—To 1791. I. Title.
E207.A4R36 2011
973.3'31092—dc22
[B]
2011007522
ISBN 978-0-393-34229-1 pbk.
eISBN 978-0-393-08228-9
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