Word: langguthã
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...Langguth??€”a former correspondent for the New York Times—informs us that a parade honoring Alexander Hamilton in New York “was marred by mishap when the arm of the statue representing Hamilton broke off—the arm holding the Constitution...
...meat of Langguth??€™s book is the buildup that culminated in the War of 1812. Regarding the escalating tensions between America and Britain—manifested in the tense naval skirmish between the Chesapeake and Leopard in 1807—Jefferson is quoted as saying, “never since the battle of Lexington have I seen the country in such a state of exasperation...
This vexation is equally felt by the reader. With Langguth detailing each exhaustive event concerning the War of 1812, one almost feels like this is a history crash course. However, the fluidity of Langguth??€™s prose keeps the book from devolving into a boring, lecture-like encyclopedia...
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