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Falmouth Historical Society Lecture and Book Signing: "1812: The Navy's War"

It is the 200th anniversary of the first declared war

for the United States

Prize-winning author and historian George Daughan remembers the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 by examining the role of the fledgling United States Navy and how it was able to deliver victory against the larger and more powerful British fleet. Prof. Daughan's book is the first account in more than a century of how the Navy rescued the fledgling nation and secured America's future.

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Copies of Professor Daughan's book will be on hand for purchase

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