Ethan Allen

"Col. Allen composed the following work; which, on account of the bold and unusual manner, particularly in this country, that the subject of religion is treated, he had great difficulty to get published. The author explains, "I have generally been denominated a Deist, the reality of which I never disputed, being conscious I am no Christian, except mere infant baptism make me one; and as to being a Deist, I know not, strictly speaking, whether I am one or not, for I have never read their writings; mine will therefore determine the matter; for I have not in the least disguised my sentiments, but have written freely without any conscious knowledge of prejudice for, or against any man, sectary or party whatever; but wish that good sense, truth and virtue may be promoted and flourish in the world, to the detection of delusion, superstition, and false religion: and therefore any errors in the succeeding treatise, which may be rationally pointed out, will be readily rescinded"--Preface. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved).

Reason, the Only Oracle of Man, Or, A Compendious System of Natural Religion

The author of this book Ethan Allen was a deist. Deists believe that God created the universe and then just set it running as part of his grand plan, a plan in which humanity is but an insignificant player. In this book, Allen speaks that everything in the universe is a part of a complex chain of cause and effect. Allen denies all supernatural occurrences because they don't belong to this chain of cause and effect. Yet, in this book, he also expresses a belief in mankind's free will. He asserts that the universe knows no good or evil but rather is indifferent to mankind's conceptions of morality. The most interesting passages of the book are inspired by the discoveries of the 16th-century Italian heretic Giordano Bruno who proposes that the universe contains myriad worlds, perhaps populated by a variety of life forms. Allen asks why then God would bother to cater specifically to our petty needs.

Reason, the Only Oracle of Man; Or, A Compendius System of Natural Religion

A Narrative of Col. Ethan Allen's Captivity

Baseball Play and Strategy

A Paper Read Before the "Maryland Historical Society," at Its Meeting Held Thursday Evening, October 5, 1865

Who Were the Early Settlers of Maryland

Ira Allen

Collected Works

Ethan and Ira Allen

Containing His Voyages and Travels, with the Most Remarkable Occurrences Respecting Himself, and Many Other Continental Prisoners of Different Ranks and Characters, which Fell Under His Observation, in the Course of the Same; Particularly the Destruction of the Prisoners at New York, by General Sir William Howe, in the 1776 and 1777. Interspersed with Some Political Observations

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:

John Pell

Will Crawford

The well-known patriot and leader of the Green Mountain Boys was arrested by the British in 1775 during a failed attempt to capture Montreal. Imprisoned aboard Royal Navy ships, paroled in New York City, and finally released in a 1778 prisoner exchange, Ethan Allen offers a stirring firsthand account of the early years of the Revolutionary War.

Containing His Voyages & Travels

A Narrative of Ethan Allen's Captivity

A Narrative of Colonel Ethan Allen's Captivity

Major League Technique and Tactics

Baseball

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

Ethan Allen

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