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Listen to this audiobook free with a 30-day trial. Go to http://audiobookspace.com/free Title: The Enduring Journey of the USS Chesapeake Subtitle: Navigating the Common History of Three Nations Author: Chris Dickon Narrator: Nick Hahn Format: Unabridged Length: 4 hrs and 51 mins Language: English Release date: 10-03-14 Publisher: New Street Communications, LLC Genres: History, American Publisher's Summary: As the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 is observed in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, one of its most important artifacts sits relatively intact and unknown in England. The USS Chesapeake was launched in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1799, and captured by the British in one of the most storied naval battles of the War of 1812. Though broken up in Portsmouth, England, in 1819, she endures more than any of the other American warships of her day, including the USS Constitution. Since 1820, the uncut and unaltered timbers of the Chesapeake have survived as the structure of a flour mill beside t