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27: The Last of the Founding Fathers
Oct 29, 2018“Thomas Jefferson survives.” This is the story of reconciliation--and death. With peace abroad and the collapse of the Federalist Party, the United States seems to be out of crisis mode. Reconciled ev...
26: Peace in Ghent, War in New Orleans
Oct 15, 2018“I could have walked on the dead bodies of the British for one-quarter of a mile without stepping on the ground.” This is the story of peace and war; of self-destruction and political birth. American ...
25: From Lake Champlain to the “Defense of Fort M’Henry”
Oct 01, 2018“Does that star-spangled banner yet wave?” This is the story of the worst of the War of 1812 for America--the year 1814. As the threat of Napoleon’s crumbling empire subsides, the British military has...
24: From Granny to Old Ironsides: The Campaigns of 1812 and 1813.
Sep 17, 2018“Don’t give up the ship!” This is the story of the first two years of the War of 1812, and it seems quite backward. Despite expectations, the Americans are trying and failing (miserably) to invade Ca...
23: Prelude to America's Forgotten War
Sep 02, 2018“We’ll root out the damn’d tories. We’ll drink their blood. We’ll eat their hearts!” This is the story of the path to war--the War of 1812. The United States is stuck between a rock and a hard place: ...
22: An Affair of Honor: Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr
Aug 19, 2018"Adieu best of wives and best of Women. Embrace all my darling Children for me." This is the story of the most influential duel in American History: Vice President Burr versus General Hamilton. Aaron ...
21: Thomas Jefferson Presents: Lewis & Clark’s Excellent Expedition
Aug 06, 2018“Damn sugar, damn coffee, damn colonies!” This is the story of Thomas Jefferson building an “empire of liberty.” As the new US President, Tommy’s lowering taxes while cutting the deficit, trimming the...
20: "A Wolf by the Ears": Gabriel Rebels and Cotton Becomes King
Jul 23, 2018“I have nothing more to offer than what General Washington would have had to offer, had he been taken by the British and put to trial by them. I have adventured my life in endeavoring to obtain the li...
19: The Traitor and The Thieving Spy: The Start of American Industrialization
Jul 09, 2018“He invited me to see the loom operate. I well recollect the state of admiration and satisfaction with which we sat by the hour, watching the beautiful movement of this new and wonderful machine.” Thi...
18: Affairs! Foreign and ..."Domestic"
Jun 25, 2018“The intercourse with Mrs. Reynolds, in the meantime, continued.” This is the story of seduction and failing relationships. New England’s favorite curmudgeon, John Adams, is now leading America as its...