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Inventing Ethan Allen /

"Since 1969, Ethan Allen has been the subject of three biographical studies, all of which indulge in sustaining and revitalizing the image of Allen as a physically imposing Vermont yeoman, a defender of the rights of Americans, an eloquent military hero, and a master of many guises, from rough...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Duffy, John J. (Autor), Muller, H. Nicholas, III (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lebanon NH : University Press of New England, [2014]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Confused accounts of Ethan Allen's death: later accounts compound the story
  • Seeking the main chance: limited education, failed ventures, and the promise of the New Hampshire grants
  • Chasing fame and glory: success at Ticonderoga, blundering at St. John, and defeat at Montreal
  • Ethan Allen and the historians: discovering a hero
  • The many guises of the hero: Ethan Allen in fiction, stone, uniform, and popular imagination
  • Making it up: anecdotes, legends, and other dubious tales
  • Silence and exclusion: murder, slaveholding, and plagiarism
  • The hero keeps his reputation
  • Epilogue: the hero lives.