Friday, January 21, 2011

This day in history:

On January 21, 1738 Revolutionary War Hero, Ethan Allen was born in Litchfield, Connecticut.

In our collection:

Allen, Ethan. A narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen’s captivity:from the time of his being taken by the British, near Montreal, on the 25th day of September, in the year 1775, to the time of his exchange, on the 6th day of May, 1778: containing his voyages and travels … Interspersed with some political observations (Philadelphia: printed, Boston: re-printed by Draper and Folsom)