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Americans of this high cost of this war and to so humiliate the government of James Madison that they would be forced to make peace on british terms. In the summer of 1814, john stewart skinner, who was an american prisoner of war agent, who incidentally would later be Francis Scott keys companion watching the bombardment of ft. Mchenry, skinner travels out, sales into the potomac to meet with cockburn to exchange some letters and gossip. And cockburn mentioned to skinner as theyre walking along the deck of albeon, the flagship, that he doesnt see much way out for the president. He says, quote...

Is certainly in question. But in any event, they were a bit of an embarrassment for the royal navy, and the commander, the north american station, sir admiral john warren was conducting a pretty lackluster campaign. There was some thought he needed the boost of a subordinate who could be a bit more aggressive. There was a British Naval historian who was actually detained in philadelphia when war broke out. And he would later write, his name was william james, and he would later write, until cockburns arrival in the chesapeake, people in this region would, quote, scarcely have known except by h...

Book, the underwriters of the United States. And i have a powerpoint to get going and you might answer this during that but we are a group of history nerds here and insurance is probably even a hard sell for us. So, one, thank you for coming. And two, im excited to make insurance fun. Because i read your book and its really interesting. All right, we good to go . This is my first book. My baby that just came out two or three weeks ago. And yet, before you all have the chance to back away. Let me explain myself a little bit. As i talk about insurance. So, this is my book. Theres a couple ways t...

I know you have a power point to get going, and you might answer this during that, but we are a group of history people here, and thank you for coming, and i am really excited to make insurance fun because i read your book and its really interesting. All right. We good to go . Yes. I am hannah farber, and this is my first book that just came out two or three weeks, i think. Before you all have a chance to back away, let me explain myself a little bit as i talk about insurance. This is my book. Theres a couple ways i would talk about what this book is really about. This is a book about finance ...

Symposium looking at mr. Madisons war. This is about okay. First i want to announce following our next presentation, we will take a tenminute break. Our next speaker will be speaking about mr. Madison will have to put on his armor, coburn and the capture of washington. Steve vogel is the author of through the perilous fight and the pentagon history. Hes a veteran journalist who wrote for the Washington Post until 2014. Most recently covering the treatment of veterans from the wars in afghanistan and iraq. His reporting about the war in afc was part of a package of the Washington Post stories t...