OT: War of 1812
Joel S. Berson
Berson at ATT.NET
Fri May 28 20:44:13 UTC 2010
I should add that the editors identify Cooper's sources (where identifiable).
JSB
At 5/28/2010 04:33 PM, Joel S. Berson wrote:
>At 5/27/2010 10:56 PM, victor steinbok wrote:
>>I am ecstatic--160 years after the fact a researcher suggests that
>>Cooper, a fiction writer, "carefully researched the Battle of Bunker
>>Hill". One would hope that the research took place /before/ the
>>publication date.
>
>Read the introduction and notes to the State Univ. edition for its
>editors' comments on his accuracy -- and when Cooper did his research.
>
>Joel
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