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Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom

Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys and the American Revolution

by Christopher S. Wren
Peter Berkrot
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In Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom, Christopher S. Wren overturns the myth of Ethan Allen as a legendary hero of the American Revolution and a patriotic son of Vermont and offers a different portrait of Allen and his Green Mountain Boys. They were ruffians who joined the rush for cheap land on the northern frontier of the colonies in the years before the American Revolution. Allen did not serve in the Continental Army but he raced Benedict Arnold for the famous seizure of Britain's Fort Ticonderoga. Allen and Arnold loathed each other. General George Washington, leery of Allen, refused to give him troops. In a botched attempt to capture Montreal against specific orders of the commanding American general, Allen was captured in 1775 and shipped to England to be hanged. Freed in 1778, he spent the rest of his time negotiating with the British but failing to bring Vermont back under British rule.
Based on original archival research, this is a groundbreaking account of an important and little-known front of the Revolutionary War, of George Washington (and his good sense), and of a major American myth. Those Turbulent Sons of Freedom is an important contribution to the history of the American Revolution.

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    May 8, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781977392985
      • File size: 203977 KB
      • Duration: 07:04:57

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys are part of American Revolutionary War legend. Author Christopher Wren separates fact from fiction, showing how little Allen actually figured in the Vermonters' success and how significantly the Green Mountain Boys contributed to the American victory. Peter Berkrot offers a solid narration, keeping listeners engaged even during the few passages of tedious detail. He is especially effective with quoted material, pausing before the actual quote begins. On longer passages, he alters his tone slightly to give listeners additional cues. Wren's journalistic writing style adapts well to audio, as well. The audiobook shines a light on a major front in the War for Independence that too often has been neglected. R.C.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine

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