Ethan Allen: Frontier Rebel - Hardcover

Jellison Charles A (Charles Albert)

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0815621418 ISBN 13: 9780815621416

Publisher: Syracuse University Press, 1969

Synopsis

Recently transplanted to Vermont, I wanted to know more about the man whose namesake is lent to everything from tourist motels to air guard squadrons to think-tanks. Jellison's narrative paints a balanced portrait of a man whose legacy among latter-day Yankees approaches sainthood. This book tells the complete story (with due reverence where applicable) while resisting the urge to canonize. Jellison provides ample historical context to help armchair historians understand the motives and context behind the events. Very readable...a scholarly work unburdened by tangential footnotes and obscure allusions. Includes an index, a map, and a chapter-by-chapter bibliography.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

The author presents Allen as a study in contrasts: courageous, intelligent, forgiving, strong of body, and at the same time crude, ruthless, avaricious, self-advertising, and treacherous. The good qualities have secured Ethan Allen's recognition as an American folk-hero; the defects have delighted a small group of debunkers.

About the Author:

Charles A. Jellsion is a professor of History at the University of New Hampshire. He Holds B.A. and M.A. degrees from Stanford University, and a Ph.D. degree from the University of Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Publication date: 1969
• ISBN 10: 0815621418
• ISBN 13: 9780815621416
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 360