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The American people of today, weighed in the balances of the greatest armed conflict of all time and found not wanting, can afford to survey, in a spirit of candid scrutiny and without reviving an ancient grudge, that turbulent episode in the welding of their nation which is called the War of 1812. In spite of defeats and disappointments this war was, in the large, enduring sense, a victory. It was in this renewed defiance of England that the dream of the founders of the Republic and the ideals of the embattled farmers of Bunker Hill and Saratoga achieved their goal. Henceforth the world was. | The Fight for a Free Sea A Chronicle of by Ralph D. Paine 1 CHAPTER I CHAPTER I CHAPTER II CHAPTER II CHAPTER III CHAPTER III CHAPTER IV CHAPTER IV CHAPTER V CHAPTER V CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VI CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER VIII CHAPTER IX CHAPTER IX CHAPTER X CHAPTER X The Fight for a Free Sea A Chronicle of by Ralph D. Paine The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Fight for a Free Sea A Chronicle of the War of 1812 by Ralph D. Paine This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg 2 The Fight for a Free Sea A Chronicle of by Ralph D. Paine License included with this eBook or online at Title The Fight for a Free Sea A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series Volume 17 Author Ralph D. Paine Release Date July 30 2006 EBook 18941 Language English Character set encoding ISO-8859-1 START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE FIGHT FOR A FREE SEA A Produced by Steven desJardins and Distributed Proofreaders Illustration OLD IRONSIDES The old frigate Constitution as she appears today in her snug berth at the Boston Navy Yard where she is preserved as an historical relic. Photograph by N. L. Stebbins Boston. THE FIGHT FOR A FREE SEA A CHRONICLE OF THE WAR OF 1812 BY RALPH D. PAINE Illustration VOLUME 17 THE CHRONICLES OF AMERICA SERIES ALLEN JOHNSON EDITOR 1920 CONTENTS I. ON TO CANADA II. LOST GROUND REGAINED III. PERRY AND LAKE ERIE IV. EBB AND FLOW ON THE NORTHERN FRONT V. THE NAVY ON BLUE WATER VI. MATCHLESS FRIGATES AND THEIR DUELS VII. DON T GIVE UP THE SHIP VIII. THE LAST CRUISE OF THE ESSEX IX. VICTORY ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN X. PEACE WITH HONOR BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTE INDEX ILLUSTRATIONS OLD IRONSIDES The old frigate Constitution as she appears today in her snug berth at the Boston Navy Yard where she is preserved as an historical relic. Photograph by N. L. Stebbins Boston. The Fight for a Free Sea