In 1790, the suspicious residents of a small Vermont town try to trick the man who has been sent to count their population for the first United States Census.
the Green Mountain boys and Vermont's path to statehood
Raabe, Emily
2002
Explores the life and times of American patriot Ethan Allen--by some accounts a hero and by others a traitor--discussing his efforts, along with his brothers and the Green Mountain Boys, to keep the Hampshire Grants and Vermont independent.
Discusses the facts and tall tales about Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen, who, along with Benedict Arnold, led the Green Mountain Boys in capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British in 1775.
Discusses the activities of the Green Mountain Boys under the leadership of Ethan Allen, first working as a private part-time army to defend land ownership rights in the colony which later became Vermont, and then fighting in the Revolutionary War in various areas in the northern colonies.
Beginning in 1490, Anacaona keeps a record of her life as a possible successor to the supreme chief of Xaragua, as wife of the chief of Maguana, and as a warrior battling the first white men to arrive in the West Indies, ravenous for gold.
Presents a biography of Ethan Allen, a patriot and soldier of the Revolutionary War, and explains his contribution, along with Colonel Benedict Arnold, in defeating the British at Fort Ticonderoga. Includes time line, glossary, and index.