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Presidents of War: The Epic Story, from 1807 to Modern Times
Presidential Historian Michael Beschloss Uses Original Letters, Diaries, Declassified Documents, And Interviews To Bring Us Into The Room And Into The Minds Of A Procession Of Chief Executives Who Too...k The Nation Into Major Conflicts, Mobilized Americans For Victory, And Seized Greater Power For Themselves. From James Madison And The War Of 1812 To Lyndon Johnson And Vietnam, We See These Leaders Struggling With Congress, The Courts, The Press, Their Own Advisers, And Antiwar Protesters; Seeking Comfort From Their Spouses, Families, And Friends; And Dropping To Their Knees In Prayer. We Come To Understand How These Presidents Were Able To Withstand The Pressures Of War -- Both Physically And Emotionally -- Or Were Broken By Them. Torrent Of Passion -- Man Of Straw -- The Most Glorious War -- The Country Is Now Virtually Ours -- A Presidential War -- Fort Sumter -- Blood Flowing All About Me -- Maine Blown Up -- We Must Keep What We Want -- The World Is On Fire -- Salvation Of Mankind -- How Could This Thing Happen? -- The Survival War -- I Am Going To Let Them Have It -- I Didn't Ask Their Permission -- We Got Slapped -- I Don't Have A Parachute. Michael Beschloss. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
1812: The War That Forged a Nation
this Readable Narrative Of The War Of 1812 Places The War In The Context Of America's Development As A Nation And Emphasizes Its Importance As A Foundation Of America's Subsequent Westward Expansion. ...Borneman Is The Author Of Several Books Of Western History. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, Or kirkus Reviews western Historian Borneman (alaska, 2003, Etc.) Argues That The War Of 1812, Often Dismissed As A Sideshow To European Events, Had A Profound Impact On Us History. He Begins By Examining The Conflict's Origins. The English Practice Of Impressing Seamen From American Vessels Was The Most Widely Cited Casus Belli At The Time (and The One Most Of Us Read About In High-school History Class). Equally Important Was The Outspoken Desire Of Many Westerners, Including Andrew Jackson And William Henry Harrison, To Annex More Territory, Including As Much Of Canada As The Us Could Grab. Much Of The War Was Fought On The Canadian Front, Including Several Key Naval Battles On The Great Lakes. When Invading Us Troops Burned The Canadian City Of York (later Renamed Toronto), The English-temporarily Free From The Threat Of Napoleon-retaliated By Burning Washington And Bombarding Baltimore's Fort Mchenry Before Retiring. Borneman Does A Good Job Of Showing How The American War Was, In English Eyes, A Sideshow To The Struggles Taking Place In Europe. Wellington Was One Of Several English Generals Who Declined The Command Of The Armies Sent To America, Which By 1814 Included Veterans Of The Napoleonic Wars. James Madison, Vastly Unpopular In New England (which Seriously Considered Seceding From The Union), Sent His Best Diplomats To Attempt To Negotiate A Truce; England Was Willing, But Saw No Urgency To Give In On The Issue Of Impressment. When A Deal Was Finally Struck, It Arrived Too Late To Prevent The War's Culminating Battle Of New Orleans, In Which Andrew Jackson Defeated A Crack British Army. Borneman Argues, Perhaps A Bit Too Glibly, That The War Effectively Cemented The American Union In The Eyesof Its Citizens. A Solid Performance, Though, Placing Key Events In A Larger Perspective Without Playing Down The Vast Stupidity Of Many Of The Participants. Agent: Alex Hoyt/alexander Hoyt Associates
1812: The Rivers of War (Trail of Glory, #1)
Eric Flint’s acclaimed 1634: The Galileo Affair was a national bestseller from one of the most talked-about voices in his field. Now, in this extraordinary new alternate history, Flint begin...s a dramatic saga of the North American continent at a dire turning point, forging its identity and its future in the face of revolt from within, and attack from without. In the War of 1812, U.S. troops are battling the British on the Canadian border, even as a fierce fight is being waged against the Creek followers of the Indian leader Tecumseh and his brother, known as The Prophet. In Europe, Napoleon Bonaparte’s war has become a losing proposition, and the British are only months away from unleashing a frightening assault on Washington itself. Fateful choices are being made in the corridors of power and on the American frontier. As Andrew Jackson, backed by Cherokee warriors, leads a fierce attack on the Creek tribes, his young republic will soon need every citizen soldier it can find.What if–at this critical moment–bonds were forged between men of different races and tribes? What if the Cherokee clans were able to muster an integrated front, and the U.S. government faced a united Indian nation bolstered by escaping slaves, freed men of color, and even influential white allies? Through the remarkable adventures of men who were really there–men of mixed race, mixed emotions, and a singular purpose–The Rivers of War carries us in this new direction, brilliantly transforming an extraordinary chapter of American history.With a cast of unforgettable characters–from James Monroe and James Madison to Sam Houston, Francis ScottKey, and Cherokee chiefs John Ross and Major Ridge–The Rivers of War travels from the battle of Horseshoe Bend to the battle of New Orleans, and brings every explosive moment to life. With exquisite attention to detail, an extraordinary grasp of history, and a storyteller’s gift for the dramatic, Flint delivers a bold, thought-provoking epic of enemies and allies, traitors and revolutionaries, and illuminates who we are as a nation, how we got here, and how history itself is made–and remade.From the Hardcover edition.Publishers WeeklyThe first of a projected two-volume series, Flint's witty, tightly written alternative history presents a subtly revised version of events in the final year of the War of 1812. In March 1814, in the Mississippi Territory, Gen. Andrew Jackson's Tennessee Militia and Cherokee warriors fight a decisive battle against the Creek Indians. In August, a young Sam Houston, the adopted son of a Cherokee chief, arrives in Washington in time to help defend the Capitol building from invading British troops. The British fail to reach Fort McHenry, but they do get to New Orleans, where they adopt a slightly more intelligent plan of attack than in reality. While the enlightened political and racial attitudes of some white characters may seem unrealistic, such views weren't unheard of even in the South before significant expansion west and the emergence of the cotton kingdom. Flint (1632) offers historical figures rarely seen in fiction, such as James Monroe, in pre-Doctrine days, and the British general Robert Ross (not killed outside Baltimore); thorough scholarship in Napoleonic-era warfare; and strong, credible women. Fans will cheer even louder if this outstanding start turns out to be the first of a long saga. 6-city author tour. (May 17) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.
1812
1812 is Splendidly Researched And Finely Written—a Fiery Tale Of Our Country's Youth, Of Mighty Passions, A Half-for-gotten War, And Incomparable Men And Women. David Nevin's Readers Are Blessed ...-ralph Peters, Author Of red Armya Rich, Robust Historical Novel Of The Kind We Don't Get Often Enough. Famous Men And Women Spring Vividly To Life—action Abounds—1812 is A Great Read - John Jakesthe War Of 1812 Would Either Make America A Global Power Sweeping All The Way To The Pacific—or Break It Into Small Pieces Bound To Mighty England. It Was A Second Revolution Of Sorts To Prove To The British That America Had To Be Taken Seriously. The Principal Actors In This Drama Were James And Dolley Madison, And Andrew And Rachel Jackson. Their Courage And Determination Would Shape America's Destiny.it Was A Perilous And Pivotal Time For The Young And Not-entirely-united States, But It Has Been The Most unremembered time In American History. Until Now. The Faded Old Etchings Of Battle On Land And Sea, Of Statesmen, Heroes, Villains (and Their Ladyloves), Are Now, In David Nevin's 1812, Brought To Vivid Life And Color, Tumultuous Intensity, And You-are There Immediacy. -gary Jennings, new York Times Bestselling Author Of aztecwhatever We Have Gained By Technology We Have Lost By Ease. These People Who Lived In 1812 Faced Danger, Adventure, And—no Income Tax! Read On. -rita Mae Brown, Author Of dolleylibrary Journalspanning A Young American Nation From The Northern Frontier Around New York To The Site Of The War's Most Celebrated Battle In New Orleans, The Causes And Major Military Actions Of The War Of 1812 Unfold In This Fictional Account. A Respected Historical Novelist, Nevin (dream West, 1984) Excels At Portraying Battles In Vivid Detail And Revealing Political Complexities In An Engaging Manner. Regrettably, This Work Degenerates Into A Historical Soap Opera As The Author Attempts To Animate The Action By Concocting Love Lives For Major Players Such As James And Dolly Madison, Andrew And Rachel Jackson, And Winfield Scott. Attention Is Drawn To This Overly Amorous Prose By The Rushed, Theatrical Delivery Of Reader Dick Hill. Skip This Protracted Version And Opt For The Abridged Edition (also Available From Brilliance).linda Bredengerd, Univ. Of Pittsburgh Lib., Bradford, Pa.
Whispers of War: The War of 1812 Diary of Susanna Merritt (Dear Canada)
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1812: The Navy's War
Tells The Story Of How America's War Fleet, Only Twenty Ships Strong, Was Able To Defeat The World's Greatest Imperial Power Through A Combination Of Nautical Deftness And Sheer Bravado To Win The War... Of 1812. Roots Of War -- Free Trade And Sailors' Rights -- Jefferson's Embargo And The Slide Toward War -- Madison's Strategy -- The United States Declares War -- Blue-water Victories -- The Constitution And The Guerriere -- Ripe Apples And Bitter Fruit: The Canadian Invasion -- Canadian Disasters Accumulate -- More Blue-water Victories -- The Constitution And The Java -- A Sea Change -- Napoleon And Alexander -- The Canadian Invasion Resumes -- The Chesapeake And The Shannon -- Raids In Chesapeake Bay -- Oliver Hazard Perry And Lake Erie -- Attack On Montreal -- The War At Sea In 1813 -- The Allies And Napoleon -- British And American War Plans -- The British Blockade -- The Essex -- Burning Washington -- The War At Sea Continues In 1814 -- Negotiations Begin At Ghent -- Baltimore -- Plattsburg -- A Peace Treaty -- The Hartford Convention -- New Orleans -- An Amazing Change -- A New Era -- From Temporary Armistice To Lasting Peace: The Importance Of The War. George C. Daughan. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.
Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
In A. J. Langguth's classic Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution, he brought to life leaders from the generation of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson in all of their complexity, ...with their great strengths and human frailties. In Union 1812, those men appear again, tempered now by age and new responsibilities. James Madison, the fourth president of the United States, must decide whether to go to war again only thirty years after the American Revolution. Washington, Adams, and Jefferson had all made major concessions to avoid entangling their young and divided nation in new battles with Europe. But the War Hawks, aggressive congressmen from the South and West, are demanding that Madison take action to uphold America's honor against Great Britain. In this gripping narrative of the second and final war of independence, Madison leads an unprepared nation into a struggle that will establish the United States as a major world power and stake its claim to the entire continent. As the war begins, the U.S. Navy consists of seventeen oceangoing ships; the British fleet numbers seven hundred. Nor is the country united in its will to win. Governors in New England are refusing to call out their militia, while mobs attack antiwar newspaper editors in Baltimore in a violent repetition of the Boston Massacre. Dramatic scenes range across the world, from vicious fighting on the frontier -- one British officer compares the hand-to-hand combat with the savagery of bulldogs -- to Dolley Madison's elegant receptions at the executive mansion and the wrangling among America's peace delegates in Belgium at Ghent. Before the outcome is decided, the war will have engulfed land and sea, with a disastrous U.S. defeat at Detroit and epic naval campaigns on the Great Lakes. After the Americans sack Toronto, the British retaliate by burning the White House and the Capitol and laying siege with their rockets to Fort McHenry. Finally, two and a half years of bloodshed and botched strategies culminate in the spectacular battle of New Orleans. The heroes of Patriots are joined here by dozens of the most colorful and enduring characters from America's past: not only the diminutive and brilliant Madison and the statuesque Dolley, but also Sam Houston and Davy Crockett, Oliver Perry and Stephen Decatur, the great Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh, and four legendary men who will follow Madison into the White House -- James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams, and the triumphant hero Andrew Jackson. For too long, the War of 1812 has been ignored or misunderstood. Union 1812 thrillingly illustrates why it must take its place as one of the defining moments in American history. The author of the acclaimed "Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution" presents this dramatic account of the War of 1812, the war that established a young nation as a permanent power and proved its claim to Manifest Destiny. Unabridged. 2 MP3 CDs.
The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict
This first comprehensive history of the War of 1812 since Henry Adam's work of a century ago is a myth-shattering study that will inform and entertain students, historians, and general readers. Donald... R. Hickey explores the military, diplomatic, and domestic history of our second war with Great Britain. Booknews An in-depth examination of America's first comprehensive history to explore not just the military aspects but the economic and political dimensions in a single volume. With over 100 pages of notes. For students, historians, and general readers. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Naval War Of 1812
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The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812
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