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The rockets' red glare : an illustrated history of the War of 1812 / Donald R. Hickey and Connie D. Clark.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hickey, Donald R., 1944-
- Series:
- Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- History.
- United States--History--War of 1812.
- United States.
- United States--History--War of 1812--Pictorial works.
- Genre:
- Pictorial works.
- Illustrated works.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 234 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 26 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.
- Summary:
- This colorful volume examines the history of the War of 1812 and will appeal to general readers with an interest in American military history and the politics and conflicts of the nineteenth century. Based around numerous color illustrations, maps and art reproductions, the work provides a historical outline and highlights key characters, battles, strategies, and technologies involved in the conflict. A detailed chronology in included. Hickey is a professor of history at Wayne State College and Clark is an education consultant. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Prologue: The suspense was hell
- Endless war in the Atlantic world (1793-1812)
- Canada, Canada, Canada (1812)
- Don't give up the ship (1813)
- Don't give up the soil (1814)
- A lasting peace (1815)
- Epilogue: Legacies
- Chronology.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781421401553
- 142140155X
- OCLC:
- 689858577
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