/u/aquatermain's posts in /r/askhistorians
What was the cost of rebuilding the White House and the city of Washington after it was destroyed in the War of 1812? Did the destruction have a cultural impact in the developing of patriotism among the locals?
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I'm a middle class American citizen in 1879 and I witness a total solar eclipse. How much do I understand about it? How widespread was the access to, and the availablity of scientific discoveries and knowledge to the average person, to those outside of academia or the upper class?
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