About the Program
George Daughan recounts the creation of the American Navy, which he contends met resistance by several of the Founding Fathers who found it overly expensive and possessed the potential to attract American involvement in other countries wars. Mr. Daughn posits that these arguments ended when the Navy proved invaluable in the War of 1812. The U.S. Navy frigate, USS Constitution defeated the British vessel, HMS Guerriere off the coast of Nova Scotia on August 19, 1812.