**unlocked** October 2022 Bonus - “I Must Resort To Some Other Weapon More Potent Than A Pen": The Battle of Lake Erie and the Perry-Elliott Feud

**This was originally the October 2022 bonus episode, but is being released on main to fill the recording gap from Taylor's wedding/honeymoon. Enjoy!**

In this bonus episode we delve into all the juicy  drama - the backbiting, the snark, the controversy - that came after the American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie.

It's Oliver Perry vs. Jesse Elliott in a climactic battle for fame, glory, sweet medals, and the eternal gratitude of the nation. Who will emerge victorious?

Sources:

Altoff, Gerry T. "Oliver Hazard Perry and the Battle of Lake Erie." Michigan Historical Review, vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 25 - 57.

Friedman, Lawrence J. and David Curtis Skaggs. "Jesse Duncan Elliott and the Battle of Lake Erie: The Issue of Mental Stability." Journal of the Early Republic, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 493 - 516.

Skaggs, David Curtis. "Aiming at the Truth: James Fenimore Cooper and the Battle of Lake Erie." The Journal of Military History, vol. 59, no. 2, pp. 237- 255.