Series Foreword Preface Chronology The War of 1812: An Overview Thomas Jefferson's Grand Experiment: The Restrictive System and the Failure of Diplomacy Mr. Madison's War: Country, Congress, and the Presidency in America's First Declared War All Were Surprised: The Quest for Canada and the War at Sea "We Have Met the Enemy": The Campaigns of 1813 Enemy of My Enemy: Native Americans in the War of 1812 1814: The Year of Crisis The Treaty of Ghent Biographies of Important People in the War Primary Documents of the War Golssary Bibliography Index
DAVID S. HEIDLER is an independent writer. He is author of Pulling the Temple Down: The Fire-eaters and the Destruction of the Union.
JEANNE T. HEIDLER is Professor of History at the United States Air Force Academy and, along with her husband David, is co-author/editor of Old Hickory's War: Andrew Jackson and the Quest for Empire, The Encyclopedia of the War of 1812, and the award-winning The Encyclopedia of the American Civil War, a Social, Political, and Military History.
.,."a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and
community library American History reference collections."-KNLS
Bookwatch
.,."useful for researchers who need more information than they can
find in an encyclopedia but don't know where else to turn. The
blend of reference material and essays that provide background and
context is particularly helpful when applied to topics that may be
unfamiliar or are not heavily covered elsewhere....should be useful
in high-school, college, and large public
libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?...a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and
community library American History reference collections.?-KNLS
Bookwatch
?...useful for researchers who need more information than they can
find in an encyclopedia but don't know where else to turn. The
blend of reference material and essays that provide background and
context is particularly helpful when applied to topics that may be
unfamiliar or are not heavily covered elsewhere....should be useful
in high-school, college, and large public
libraries.?-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
?[a]welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community
library American History reference collections.?-The Midwest Book
Review
?For those looking for something beyond the usual short history of
the war, this is an attractive alternative... teachers interested
in developing a unit on the War of 1812 might want to consider
adopting it.?-The Journal of Military History
?The War of 1812 is a meticulous and detailed history of America's
"second war of independence" that places the battles, events,
personalities, and ramifications into a social and historical
context. Timelines, biographies of major figures, excerpts of
primary accounts, and a great deal more round out this informed and
informative account that is a welcome and highly recommended
addition to school and community library American History reference
collections.?-The Bookwatch
?This accesible volume provides a summary of the history of the War
of 1812 as well as chapters on its various aspects, including the
role of Native Americans, the Ghent treaty, the champaigns in 1813,
and a discussion of the policies of Jefferson and Madison.
Appendices with primary documents, a glossary, and short
biographies of the main figures are provided.?-Reference & Research
Book News
?This book is a complete and careful description of the causes,
battles, and personalities that surrounded the war....The excellent
and extensive bibliography might make this resource valuable for
reports.?-School Library Journal
"�a�welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community
library American History reference collections."-The Midwest Book
Review
..."a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and
community library American History reference collections."-KNLS
Bookwatch
..."useful for researchers who need more information than they can
find in an encyclopedia but don't know where else to turn. The
blend of reference material and essays that provide background and
context is particularly helpful when applied to topics that may be
unfamiliar or are not heavily covered elsewhere....should be useful
in high-school, college, and large public
libraries."-Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin
"[a]welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community
library American History reference collections."-The Midwest Book
Review
"For those looking for something beyond the usual short history of
the war, this is an attractive alternative... teachers interested
in developing a unit on the War of 1812 might want to consider
adopting it."-The Journal of Military History
"This accesible volume provides a summary of the history of the War
of 1812 as well as chapters on its various aspects, including the
role of Native Americans, the Ghent treaty, the champaigns in 1813,
and a discussion of the policies of Jefferson and Madison.
Appendices with primary documents, a glossary, and short
biographies of the main figures are provided."-Reference & Research
Book News
"This book is a complete and careful description of the causes,
battles, and personalities that surrounded the war....The excellent
and extensive bibliography might make this resource valuable for
reports."-School Library Journal
"The War of 1812 is a meticulous and detailed history of America's
"second war of independence" that places the battles, events,
personalities, and ramifications into a social and historical
context. Timelines, biographies of major figures, excerpts of
primary accounts, and a great deal more round out this informed and
informative account that is a welcome and highly recommended
addition to school and community library American History reference
collections."-The Bookwatch
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