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Language
English
Description
The War of 1812 saw America threatened on every side. Encouraged by the British, Indian tribes attacked settlers in the West, while the Royal Navy terrorized the coasts. By mid-1814, President James Madison's generals had lost control of the war in the North, losing battles in Canada. Then British troops set the White House ablaze, and a feeling of hopelessness spread across the country. Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson....
Author
Series
Major battles and campaigns volume 4
Publisher
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pub. Date
1991.
Physical Desc
xv, 353 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
12) New Orleans
Author
Series
Publisher
Twenty-First Century Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
63 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the final battle of the War of 1812, which actually took place after the war ended, describes it in the context of the entire conflict, and examines related sites that can be visited today.
Author
Series
Southern historical publications volume no. 19
Publisher
University of Alabama Press
Pub. Date
[1974]
Physical Desc
425, cix pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
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