to our knowledge of Alaska than Lieutenant Allen.". Allen, Northern Samar town in the Philippines is named in his honor. Popular culture Eowyn Ivey's 2016 book To the Bright Edge of the World was inspired by the official reports of Allen's 1885 exploration of Alaska and the diaries of his expedition members. References Bibliography External links 1859 births 1930 deaths United States Army Cavalry Branch personnel American expatriates in the Philippines American explorers People of American colonial Philippines Recipients of the Distinguished Service Medal (US Army) American military personnel of the Spanish–American War United States Army generals of World War I Burials at Arlington National Cemetery Explorers of Alaska People from Bath County, Kentucky Inter-Allied Rhineland High Commission Military administration of Yellowstone National Park United States Army generals United States Military Academy alumni United States Military Academy faculty United States military attachés Georgetown College (Kentucky) alumni Military personnel from Kentucky