Inventing Ethan Allen

Title Page, Frontispiece, Copyright, Dedication

                      Inventing Ethan Allen john j. duffy and h. nicholas muller iii University Press of New England { Hanover & London } University Press of New England www.upne.com© 2014 University Press of New England All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Designed by Eric M. Brooks Typeset in Monticello by Passumpsic Publishing University Press of New England is a member of the Green Press Initiative. The paper used in this book meets their minimum requirement for recycled paper. For permission to reproduce any of the material in this book, contact Permissions, University Press of New England, One Court Street, Suite 250, Lebanon NH 03766; or visit www.upne.com Endpapers: Title pages courtesy of Special Collections, Bailey Howe Library, UVM. Maps courtesy of Kevin J. Graffagnino. Frontispiece courtesy Fort Ticonderoga Museum. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Duffy, John J. Inventing Ethan Allen / John J. Duffy and H. Nicholas Muller III. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978–1–61168–553–4 (cloth : alk. paper)— isbn 978–1–61168–554–1 (pbk. : alk. paper)— isbn 978–1–61168–555–8 (ebook) 1. Allen, Ethan, 1738–1789. 2. Soldiers—United States—Biography. 3. United States—History—Revolution, 1775–1783—Biography. 4. Vermont— History—Revolution, 1775–1783. I. Muller, H. Nicholas, III. II. Title. e207.a4d84 2014 974.3'03092—dc23 [b] 2013043807 5 4 3 2 1 Samuel B. Hand {1931–2012 } Our dear friend and amiable colleague Frequent co-author and co-editor Dean of Vermont Historians ...