Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont Merchandise Co-Founder

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The Ethan Allen that emerges here is not a warrior hero of the American Revolution but a successful Vermont nationalist who is justly celebrated as the principal founder of the State of Vermont

A rare look at a corner of the Revolutionary War

and addresses aspects and issues ignored in other works

A classic of children's historical fiction—now with a freshly designed cover

Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont Merchandise Co-FounderVermonters have always been proud that their state was the first to outlaw slavery in its constitutionbut is that what really happened? The Problem of Slavery in Early Vermont explodes this myth, demonstrating conclusively that the enslavement of people of color under various guises persisted in the state for another thirty years, attests Joanne Pope Melish, Associate Professor of History, University of Kentucky. Harvey Amani Whitfield forces us to