Prager University: America’s 2nd War of Independence

At least until the last couple of decades, you could ask any student in an American school about the first War of Independence and they could provide the highlights and the key dates of the battles in the struggle against Great Britain in the late 1700s. But few could tell you much about the War of 1812 just a couple decades late beyond the fact that the Battle of Fort McHenry was the birthplace of the National Anthem and was written by Francis Scott Key. Prager University offers a more detailed account of this 2nd War of Independence and just how poorly America was prepared to face the British Army. Were it not for one individual from Tennessee, America might never have reached past the Mississippi River and most of us would be speaking with a funny accent. Listen and learn…