America's first crisis : the War of 1812 /

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The War of 1812, sometimes called "American's forgotten war", was a curious affair. At the time, it was dismissed as "Mr. Madison's War". Later it was hailed by some as America's "Second War for Independence" and ridiculed by others, such as President Har...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Watson, Robert P., 1962- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, 2014.
Colección:Excelsior editions.
Temas:
1812-1815
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Britisch-Amerikanischer Krieg
Regions & Countries - Americas.
History & Archaeology.
United States - General.
United States > History > War of 1812.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1812, Guerre de.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • "The silliest damned war"
  • Stumbling toward war
  • The Chesapeake affair
  • "Leopardized"
  • Land, empire, and intrigue
  • The Indian question
  • Tippecanoe and the course of history
  • A declaration of war
  • The invasion begins
  • The battle of Queenston Heights
  • Three-pronged disaster
  • "Remember the raisin"
  • The sacking of York
  • Victories at last
  • The battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams
  • The battle of Thames
  • The making of a Navy
  • A new generation of heroes
  • Blockade
  • The cursed Chesapeake
  • "We have met the enemy and they are ours"
  • The battle of the carpenters
  • Saving Canada
  • Turning the tables on the invaders
  • Canada's bloodiest battle
  • Victory on Lake Champlain
  • "The Bladensburg races"
  • The burning of the White House
  • The defense of Baltimore
  • "Oh say can you see"
  • The siege of Fort Erie
  • The battle of Horseshoe Bend
  • The southern campaign
  • The treaty of Ghent
  • The battle of New Orleans
  • The making of a nation.

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