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Guns Across the Lakes Series 2 Topic Introduction
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The war of 1812 has its heroes the big names that still stand out to us through the ages, the real pillars of policy and action that make for great stories. Individuals like Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Isaac Brock or Francis Scott Key, Oliver Perry. Well these names attract a lot of literature and biographical study yes but for the historian it's often the smaller participants in a conflict that can contribute the most insight into what actually happened and color that experience with a real human touch bringing us closer to these landmark events. These are absolutely invaluable accounts for adding detail to the larger achievement of others and that is what this season of Guns Across the Lakes is all about. Each site in our 1812 family has selected an individual, a lesser-known or under-recognized character that contributed in a great way to the knowledge and understanding of what their site was like and what it endured during the war years. We've looked at their diaries, journals, their letters, and other writings and we'll be telling the events of the war as they saw it with a little biography along the way, So join us to enrich your understanding of history for season two of Guns Across the Lakes
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The war of 1812 has its heroes the big names that still stand out to us through the ages, the real pillars of policy and action that make for great stories. Individuals like Tecumseh, Laura Secord, Brock, or O.H. Perry. Well these names attract a lot of attention but for the historian it's often the smaller participants in a conflict that can contribute the most insight into what actually happened. Each site has selected an individual, a lesser-known that character that is important to their site's story.
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2 minutes, 42 seconds
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