Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812

Nonfiction, History, Military, Pictorial, United States, British
Cover of the book Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812 by Ralph E. Eshelman, Scott S. Sheads, Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Author: Ralph E. Eshelman, Scott S. Sheads ISBN: 9781625845245
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc. Publication: April 23, 2013
Imprint: The History Press Language: English
Author: Ralph E. Eshelman, Scott S. Sheads
ISBN: 9781625845245
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Inc.
Publication: April 23, 2013
Imprint: The History Press
Language: English
In the two hundred years following the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Campaign became romanticized in tall tales and local legends. St. Michael's on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was famously cast as the town that fooled the British, and in Baltimore, the defenders of Fort McHenry were reputably rallied by a remarkably patriotic pet rooster. In Virginia, the only casualty in a raid on Cape Henry was reportedly the lighthouse keeper's smokehouse larder, while Admiral Cockburn was said to have supped by the light of the burning Federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Newspaper stories, ordinary citizens and even military personnel embellished events, and two hundred years later, those embellishments have become regional lore. Join historians Ralph E. Eshelman and Scott S. Sheads as they search for the history behind the legends of the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake.
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In the two hundred years following the War of 1812, the Chesapeake Campaign became romanticized in tall tales and local legends. St. Michael's on the Eastern Shore of Maryland was famously cast as the town that fooled the British, and in Baltimore, the defenders of Fort McHenry were reputably rallied by a remarkably patriotic pet rooster. In Virginia, the only casualty in a raid on Cape Henry was reportedly the lighthouse keeper's smokehouse larder, while Admiral Cockburn was said to have supped by the light of the burning Federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Newspaper stories, ordinary citizens and even military personnel embellished events, and two hundred years later, those embellishments have become regional lore. Join historians Ralph E. Eshelman and Scott S. Sheads as they search for the history behind the legends of the War of 1812 in the Chesapeake.

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