Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812 - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540208569ISBN-10:1540208567UPC:9781540208569Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:19th Century, State & Local, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCV9AHT53J
Chesapeake Legends and Lore from the War of 1812
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...
Language:EnglishPublisher:History Press Library EditionsISBN-13:9781540208569ISBN-10:1540208567UPC:9781540208569Book Category:HistoryBook Subcategory:United States, MilitaryBook Topic:19th Century, State & Local, United StatesSize:9.00 x 6.00 x 0.50 inchesWeight:0.9899Product ID:SCV9AHT53J
Eshelman, Ralph E.: - Ralph Eshelman was co-director of the Patuxent River Cultural Resource Survey which discovered and partially excavated a vessel from the U.S. Chesapeake Flotilla. Eshelman conducted an inventory of War of 1812 sites in Maryland for the National Park Service's National Battlefield Protection Program. He has published four books on the War of 1812. Scott S. Sheads has served...
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