The Civil War’s superior firepower in national lore isn’t the only source ... Michigan, helped early European settlers ward off starvation during the lean years of the War of 1812.

For people like me, who have got their flags and wars mixed up, I think it should be pointed out that there may have been only one War of 1812 ... he built up, the Michigan Territory actually ...

1812 The War of 1812: A 12-year-old John Brown travels through the Michigan wilderness to deliver a herd of cattle. He lodged with a man who owned a boy slave. Brown was treated well, but the ...