The Untold Story
Cook, Kajsa C.
Essex was a busy small town in 1812. The town, then called Potopaug after an Indian tribe, was located six miles up the Connecticut River from the Long Island Sound. The town's main business was shipbuilding and many vessels were ready to fight against the British Navy and the embargo it forced upon the Americans The British had heard about the ships waiting to be launched and were determined to prevent this from happening. Was there a spy who...
