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The War of 1812 : a forgotten conflict / Donald R. Hickey.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 354 .H53 1989
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hickey, Donald R., 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--History--War of 1812.
- United States.
- États-Unis--Histoire--1812, Guerre de.
- Local Subjects:
- États-Unis--Histoire--1812, Guerre de.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 457 pages : maps, portraits ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, ©1989.
- Summary:
- "Most histories of the War of 1812 focus on one or two aspects of the war -- usually the military campaigns and naval engagements. In this new general history, based on twenty years of research in a broad range of sources, Donald Hickey explores the military, political, diplomatic, economic, social, and financial history of our second war with Great Britain"--Inside cover.
- Contents:
- The road to war, 1801-1812
- The declaration of war
- The Baltimore riots
- The campaign of 1812
- Raising men and money
- The campaign of 1813
- The last embargo
- The British counteroffensive
- The crisis of 1814
- The Hartford Convention
- The Treaty of Ghent.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award, 1990.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Hickey, Donald R., 1944- War of 1812.
- ISBN:
- 0252016130
- 9780252016134
- 0252060598
- 9780252060595
- OCLC:
- 18815130
- Online:
- French equivalent / Équivalent français
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