War of 1812 veteran Shadrack Byfield's second book describes a grittier life story—and a hook for a hand.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — This is a story about the birth of Buffalo. "I think every community in America has a man who really helped found the city" says Dr. Thomas Rosenthal, a local author, and Emeritus ...

USS Constitution vs HMS Guerriere During the War of 1812. Vintage etching circa late 19th century. (Getty Images) There are good reasons why the War of 1812 is largely a forgotten conflict; a cursory ...

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 ...

The War of 1812 was a major conflict between the United States and Great Britain for control of the Northern Frontier. Often ...

Archival discoveries including a 19th-century autobiography transform our understanding of Shadrach Byfield, an English ...

This year marks the 200 th anniversary of the War of 1812, one of whose epic battles inspired the United States national anthem. Although war—which featured the U.S. invasion of Ontario and the ...

“The War of 1812” is an easy handle for students who struggle with dates. But the name is a misnomer that makes the conflict sound like a mere wisp of a war that began and ended the same year. In ...

Samuel Neale lies in rest just down the street from where he lived for decades, a longtime resident of Frederick and Black veteran of the War of 1812. Neale was honored Saturday with the dedication of ...