Comments on: The War of 1812: Which One Was That? http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/ VFH Radio at the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Wed, 22 May 2013 19:50:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Best of Times: BackStory Year in Review | BackStory with the American History Guys http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-86248 Best of Times: BackStory Year in Review | BackStory with the American History Guys Fri, 28 Dec 2012 20:36:20 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-86248 [...] The War of 1812: Which One Was That? [...]

]]> By: The War of 1812: Show Transcript | BackStory with the American History Guys http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-46454 The War of 1812: Show Transcript | BackStory with the American History Guys Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:37:33 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-46454 [...] The following is a transcript of the BackStory episode “The War of 1812: Which One Was That?” broadcast in June 2012. You can listen to the episode here. [...]

]]> By: Slavery And The Star Spangled Banner « Chamblee54 http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-28659 Slavery And The Star Spangled Banner « Chamblee54 Mon, 24 Sep 2012 18:03:48 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-28659 [...] is a terrific Backstory episode about the War of 1812. This is a conflict that is not much thought about, even during its bicentennial. It was not a good [...]

]]> By: Maria http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20911 Maria Tue, 03 Jul 2012 10:32:55 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20911 This is one of my favourite episodes. Well done! I am an historian and archivist doing research on the War of 1812, and managed to learn quite a few interesting bits from this show. It is very good of you to present the Canadisn and Native American perspectives on this conflict, which so many Americans weren’t taught at school. Loved the segement on The Battle of New Orleans song and especially enjoyed your interview with Nicole Eustace.

]]> By: Mark Kreps http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20746 Mark Kreps Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:20:56 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20746 Interested if you knew the story of Pigeon Roost Massacre and the Battle of Wm Henry Harrison (now Terre Haute, IN)

]]> By: Sharon http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20697 Sharon Thu, 21 Jun 2012 17:15:30 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20697 Surprised that Bill Malone did not know that “The Battle of New Orleans” was based on a much older fiddle tune (still widely played today) called “The Eighth of January.” Jimmie Driftwood just put words to it. Surely one reason for the popularity of “The Battle of New Orleans” is that it was based on a melody catchy enough to already have stood the test of time.

One version of “The 8th of January” was recorded in 1940-41 and must have been played for a long time before that.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/jan08.html

]]> By: G. Howard Hunter http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20685 G. Howard Hunter Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:54:46 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20685 Dear History Guys,

Great work on 1812. I’ve taught high school history for 30 years and I’m slightly embarrassed to admit that you connected some dots that I have clearly missed, for example the vast economic implications of the war. Nevertheless, historians are notorious for conflating battle deaths and casualties. Once I witnessed a historian of national repute say in a public lecture that 50,000 Americans died at Gettysburg. Yes there were 51,000 casualties but the battle deaths were closer to 8,000. Last night there was the claim that 5,000 Americans died at the first Bull Run which was more than the battle deaths in all of the War of 1812. As a matter of clarification 847 Americans died on the battlefield at Bull Run and total battle deaths in the War of 1812 amounted to 2,260. No doubt a number of the 2706 wounded at Bull Run perished from the medieval medical care of the day, but the numbers still do not compute since the total wounded in the War of 1812 is listed as 4505. This may all seem rather picayune but when we are talking about war, statistics do matter.

Respectfully,

G. Howard Hunter
President, Louisiana Historical Society

]]> By: Alec http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20667 Alec Mon, 18 Jun 2012 18:59:27 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20667 Really enjoyed this episode.

I was surprised to hear the incredibly simplistic causation of the war as “a simple land grab.” It seems that the causes of the War of 1812 are among the most disputed of all historical debates. It would have been interesting to hear more about the historiagaphy surrounding the War’s causation.

]]> By: The War of 1812: Music | BackStory with the American History Guys http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20666 The War of 1812: Music | BackStory with the American History Guys Mon, 18 Jun 2012 17:32:38 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20666 [...] This is a list of the music used in the BackStory episode “The War of 1812: Which One Was That?” broadcast in June of 2012.  You can listen to the entire episode here. [...]

]]> By: Publick Occurrences 2.0 » The Bicentennial is Upon Us http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20660 Publick Occurrences 2.0 » The Bicentennial is Upon Us Mon, 18 Jun 2012 14:06:13 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20660 [...] The American History Guys at BackStory featured an insightful discussion about the War of 1812 for their weekly radio show. [...]

]]> By: Mike http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20648 Mike Sun, 17 Jun 2012 02:01:57 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20648 Hi guys… been listening to the show for quite some time now and I don’t want to come off as too harsh a critic, I really do love the show. But for the love of God it’s CharlesTOWN not Charleston. (Also, please consider bringing back to the old theme music. I miss it!)

]]> By: Andy http://backstoryradio.org/the-war-of-1812-3/comment-page-1/#comment-20647 Andy Sat, 16 Jun 2012 22:41:11 +0000 http://backstoryradio.org/?p=4282#comment-20647 Wow, great episode. I am going to have to listen to this one more than once. I have to admit I did not know much at all about it either.

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