Remember that in 1812 the British didn’t accept our independence and continued their fight by burning Washington, then fighting relentlessly to capture New Orleans, in order to control the Mississippi and land to the West? From the backwoods of Tennessee, Jackson manages to form a volunteer melting-pot army, of whites, native Americans, Haitians, pirates, and French colonials to fight and secure New Orleans.

Ree, Harbor Books, Old Saybrook