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1812 : the war that forged a nation / Walter R. Borneman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Borneman, Walter R., 1952-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- United States--History--War of 1812.
- United States.
- United States--History--War of 1812--Influence.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 349 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : HarperCollins Publishers, [2004]
- Summary:
- Rich in vignettes of personalities from commanding generals to a farm wife, "1812" presents a sweeping narrative that emphasizes the struggle's importance to America's development as a nation and its subsequent westward expansion.
- Contents:
- The War That Forged a Nation 1
- Book 1 Drumbeats (1807-1812)
- To Steal an Empire 7
- First Blood at Sea 19
- War Hawks and Tippecanoe 26
- Mr. Madison's War 38
- Concessions Too Late 45
- Book 2 Bugles (1812-1814)
- Oh, Canada 57
- Hurrah for Old Ironsides 77
- Marching on a Capital 96
- Don't Give Up the Ship 112
- We Have Met the Enemy 119
- Old Hickory Heads South 136
- On the Thames and St. Lawrence 153
- The Lion's Roar 173
- Book 3 Finale (1814-1815)
- Niagara's Thunder 183
- Lake Champlain 199
- Another Capital Burns 216
- O Say, Can You See? 236
- Still Mr. Madison's War 249
- Christmas in Ghent 260
- Along the Mighty Mississip' 271
- A Nation at Last 294.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [327]-333) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0060531126
- OCLC:
- 54677795
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