America's first crisis : the War of 1812 / Robert P. Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Robert P., 1962-

Series:

Excelsior Editions

Excelsior editions

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--History--War of 1812.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (425 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Engaging and accessible account of the war that helped forge the American nation.

Contents:

""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""The Forgotten War""; ""1 “The Silliest Damned War�""; ""A Curious Affair""; ""Escalating Tensions""; ""2 Stumbling Toward War""; ""War Preparations?""; ""Britain�s Canada""; ""A Continental Crisis""; ""3 The Chesapeake Affair""; ""First Shots""; ""Total War""; ""Impressment""; ""4 “Leopardized�""; ""General Quarters""; ""Pouring Salt in An Open Wound""; ""Embargo""; ""A Mini Cold War""; ""Sweet Revenge""; ""Drumbeats""; ""5 Land, Empire, and Intrigue""; ""Growing Pains""; ""The Notorious James Wilkinson""; ""A Western Empire � One Way or Another""

""Conspirators""""6 The Indian Question""; ""The Beginning of the End""; ""Harrison""; ""Tecumseh""; ""The Great Spirit and the Grand Confederation""; ""Vincennes""; ""7 Tippecanoe and the Course of History""; ""Indian Attacks""; ""The Prophet""; ""The Battle of Tippecanoe Creek""; ""Turning Point""; ""8 A Declaration of War""; ""Rise of the War Hawks""; ""Clay""; ""“Mr. Madison�s War�""; ""War, At Last""; ""“On to Canada�""; ""9 The Invasion Begins""; ""Barely an Army""; ""“Canada! Canada! Canada!�""; ""“Killing the Tree�""; ""Disaster""; ""“His Majesty�s Domain�""

""The Courageous Brock""""The Fort Michilimackinac Debacle""; ""Ambush!""; ""The Fort Dearborn Massacre""; ""The Surrender of Fort Detroit""; ""10 The Battle of Queenston Heights""; ""A Second Prong of the Invasion""; ""Raids""; ""Costly Delays""; ""The Crossing""; ""A Second Crossing""; ""The Death of General Brock""; ""Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory""; ""Surrender""; ""11 Three-Pronged Disaster""; ""Two Strikes""; ""The “Battle� of Frenchman�s Creek""; ""“Granny� Dearborn""; ""Meanwhile, on the Western Frontier �""; ""The Battle of Mississinewa""

""12 “Remember the Raisin�""""The Battle of Frenchtown""; ""“Hold the Ground!�""; ""Rout""; ""The River Raisin Massacre""; ""The Raid at Ogdensburg""; ""1813""; ""13 The Sacking of York""; ""Desperation""; ""Explosion""; ""Put to the Torch""; ""A Blemished Victory""; ""14 Victories at Last""; ""Fortifications""; ""The Siege of Fort Meigs""; ""Dudley�s Massacre""; ""Another Successful Defense""; ""Taking Fort George""; ""Surprise at Dawn""; ""The Defense of Fort Stephenson""; ""15 The Battles of Stoney Creek and Beaver Dams""; ""The Battle of Stoney Creek""; ""“Will-Hen-Harr�""

""General-Less""""The Battle of Beaver Dams""; ""Canada�s Heroine of the War""; ""16 The Battle of Thames""; ""The Fort Mims Massacre""; ""Red Sticks""; ""Abandoning the Northwest Territory""; ""Tecumseh and Harrison Again""; ""A Final Stand""; ""The High Seas""; ""17 The Making of a Navy""; ""Naval Operations in the War""; ""Masters of the Seas""; ""The President Defeats the Belvidera""; ""The Wasp Defeats the Frolic""; ""The Enterprise Defeats the Boxer""; ""On the Seven Seas""; ""18 A New Generation of Heroes""; ""Isaac Hull and the Hunt for the Guerriere""; ""“Old Ironsides�""

""Stephen Decatur and the Barbary Pirates""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781438451350

1438451350

OCLC:

870341698