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SCARBOROUGH, ME – Historian and author George C. Daughan Ph.D. will discuss his acclaimed book 1812: The Navy’s War at the Scarborough Public Library on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 at 6:30 pm.
Encompassing political, diplomatic, economic, and military history, 1812: The Navy’s War examines the causes and outcomes of what has been called America’s Second War of Independence. Integrating what was happening in Europe with what was going on in North America at the time, Daughan places the Navy’s role in the context of the war as a whole and brings the battle to life.
Daughan holds a Ph.D. in American History and Government from Harvard University and is a recipient of the 2008 Samuel Eliot Morison Award for his previous book, If By Sea: The Forging of the American Navy – From the Revolution to the War of 1812 (Basic Books, 2008; paperback edition, October 2011).
Daughan spent three years in the United States Air Forced during the Vietnam War, and was an instructor at the Air Force Academy and director of the MA program in international affairs there. Subsequently, he taught at the University of Colorado, the University of New Hampshire, Wesleyan University, and Connecticut College. He resides in Portland, Maine.
Copies of 1812: The Navy’s War will be available for purchase at the event. This program is free and open to the public. For more information about this, and other Library programs, visit the Library’s website at www.scarboroughlibrary.org.
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