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Andrew Jackson
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Thursday, January 8, 2026
What the War of 1812 did for the United States
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“His Brittanic Majesty acknowledges the said United States, viz., New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island and Providence Plantations,...
Sunday, November 10, 2024
USA prisoners of war: From the American Revolution to the Civil War
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Warning: This blog post contains some disturbing pictures. One of these in particular is very graphic, and may merit special caution. I grew...
Saturday, January 8, 2022
A review of “The War of 1812” (audiobook)
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How did the War of 1812 begin? Why did we fight it? Was it worth fighting? These are questions that people have asked ever since the war hap...
Friday, January 8, 2016
A review of “The War of 1812” (PBS program)
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"No refuge could save the hireling and slave From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave , And the star-spangled banner in...
Sunday, March 15, 2015
A review of “Andrew Jackson: Good, Evil, and the Presidency”
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"Andrew Jackson was a patriot, and a traitor. He was the greatest of generals, and wholly ignorant of the art of war. He was the most...
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