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A couple quick things before we get started. Time to turn off your cell phones. We have cspan booktv with us today and you dont want to be the person whose phone rings on the recording. When we get to the questionandanswer period, please step up to the microphone next to the podium so they can get your question on recording. Also make sure that it is in fact a question. Normally when we finish any event, we ask you to fold up your chairs put them against a bookshelf. Please leave them where they are as we have three more than this afternoon. After finished talking, hed be happy to sign books available behind the register in the line will start to the right of the podium. In unshackling america, mr. Randall to control american trade water and how in spite of the of the United States ultimately becomes the Worlds Largest independent maritime power. Publishers weekly said of the book revisiting the chesapeake affair in which a british ship fired on and mustered an american group, brings t
States. I exhorts all the good people of the United States as they love their country, as they feel wronged that they exert themselves. And made clear the expectation of showing love of country requires giving support to the war. Of a moment of national crisis, patriotism was needed. He fell to justify the conflict to motivate the country to support the war. The stakes were high because although a majority had voted in favor of for not one Single Member of the Federalist Party voted to support it. The northeastern federalist took a skeptical view more than seven and western members of the democratic republican party. A conflict with britain over national sovereignty, the american war of 1812 became of test of the strength and meeting of american patriotism. We tend to forget the word 1812 between the revolutionary Independence Movement and trans formative carnage of the civil war. The war between 12 has a dubious distinction the first to be declared in a modern democracy. And matters.
Patriotism and Popular Culture in the new United States. On june 19th of 1812, James Madison made public announcement of the first war ever to be declared in the history of the United States. He said, quote, i. E. Exhort all the good people of the United States. As they love their country, as they feel wrong that they exert themselves. Madisons call made clear that the expectation of showing love of country required giving support to the war. At a moment of national crisis, patriotism was needed. He sought to justify the conflict to the population at large and motivate the country to support the war. The stakes were high because although a majority in congress voted in favor of declaring the war not one Single Member of the Federalist Party voted in support of the war. The ticket very skeptical view of the war, far more so than did southern and western members of the Democratic Republican Party that madison was leading. Ostensibly a conflict with britain over the National Sovereignty t
[applause] thank you very much for that introduction and thank you to the David Library for hosting me. Its a real pleasure to be here and see all of you this afternoon. Thank you. The title of my talk this afternoon is, love and honor in 1812. Patriotism and Popular Culture in the new United States. On june 19th of 1812, James Madison made a public announcement of the first war ever to be declared in the history of the United States. He said, quote, i exhort all the good people of the United States as they love their country, as they feel wrongs, that they exert themselves. Madisons call made clear that the expectation of showing love of country required giving support to the war. At a moment of National Crisis patriotism was needed. He sought to justify the conflict to the population at large and motivate the country to support the war. The stakes were high because although a majority in congress had voted in favor of declaring war not one Single Member of the Federalist Party had vo