At this time, 211 years ago, our area was on the frontlines of the United States’ second conflict with Great Britain, which would come to be known as the War of 1812. The majority of the bloodshed and ...
He believes this willful amnesia, and the illusions that fueled the War of 1812, reflect a strain in the nation’s character that has surfaced many times, right down to Afghanistan and Iraq. “History ...