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By: Hope Irvin Martson
“Ain’t we ever gonna have a real fight?” Rankin muttered.
It’s 1811 and eleven year old Rankin McMullin is ready for action. He has joined the warship Oneida to fight the British and end the laws that force New York farmers to smuggle their potash across Lake Ontario in order to survive. As a powder boy on the brig Oneida, his job is to carry gunpowder to the carronades. Eventually the shooting war begins. What happens next surprised Rankin and everyone else.
Rankin’s story of the opening battle of the War of 1812 is the only book about the first battle of Sackets Harbor. It’s based on information unearthed by thorough research and vetted by experts.
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