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We Have Met the Enemy: The Dobbins Memoir

Special | 57m 26s

A 1989 WQLN original production of Erie’s Daniel Dobbins.

Beginning with his capture on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, through his heroic escape from the British, to the building of the US Fleet on Lake Erie – Dobbins’ story is that of an ordinary man who overcomes extraordinary odds and wins a nation. Starring Cyril Mallett as Daniel Dobbins Executive Producer: Tom McLaren Produced and Directed by: Tony Machi Writer: Robert Francesconi

09/16/1989 | Rating NR

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We Have Met the Enemy: The Dobbins Memoir

Special | 57m 26s

Beginning with his capture on Michigan’s Mackinac Island, through his heroic escape from the British, to the building of the US Fleet on Lake Erie – Dobbins’ story is that of an ordinary man who overcomes extraordinary odds and wins a nation. Starring Cyril Mallett as Daniel Dobbins Executive Producer: Tom McLaren Produced and Directed by: Tony Machi Writer: Robert Francesconi

09/16/1989 | Rating NR

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