1.28: The Saints Go Marching In

<p>After victory, New Orleans exhales... then throws its biggest party yet. We meet some fun characters as the British evacuate the field. Andrew Jackson is (symbolically) crowned Roman emperor.</p><p><br></p><p>LEARN MORE:</p><p><em>The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America</em> by William C. Davis</p><p><em>The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812</em> by Robin Reilly</p><p><em>The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America&#39;s First Military Victory</em> by Robert V. Remini</p><p><em>The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans</em> by Lawrence N. Powell</p><p><em>The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square</em> by Ned Sublette</p><p>&quot;The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law&quot; by Matthew Warshauer</p>