The War of 1812 is typically noted for a handful of events: the burning of the White House, the rise of the Star Spangled Banner, and the battle of New Orleans.
He lives with his wife Michele on the Rappahannock River in Falmouth, Virginia..
He has written for the Wall Street Journal , National Review , the Washington Post , the Houston Chronicle , and Newsday . from Indiana University, he served in President Reagan\'s Office of Management and Budget and is the former associate chief economist of the Chamber of Commerce.
Earning his Ph.
D. , is a former senior research fellow at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.
C., with a long-standing interest in maritime warfare.
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About the Author: Ronald D.
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Utt\'s Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron retrieves the American chapter of that epoch from unjustified obscurity, and offers readers an intriguing chronicle of the War of 1812 as well as a unique perspective on the birth of the U.
S.
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The great age of fighting sail is as rich in heroic drama as any epoch.
From the cunning Stephen Decatur to the fierce David Porter, Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron relates how thousands of American men and boys gave better than they got against the British Navy.
Ronald Utt not only sheds new light on the naval battles of the War of 1812 and how they gave birth to our nation\'s great navy, but tells the story of the War of 1812 through the portraits of famous American war heroes.
In his new book, Ships of Oak, Guns of Iron: The War of 1812 and the Birth of the American Navy , author Dr.
During the War of 1812, America\'s tiny fleet took on the mightiest naval power on earth, besting the British in a string of victories that stunned both nations.
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But in fact the greatest consequence of that distant conflict was the birth of the U.
S.
The War of 1812 is typically noted for a handful of events: the burning of the White House, the rise of the Star Spangled Banner, and the battle of New Orleans
