How to Understand the War of 1812
One of the more obscure conflicts in American history, the War of 1812 is remembered today primarily for one reason: it was the last time a foreign power (Great Britain) invaded and laid waste to an American city (Washington, D.C.). Other than ... [... more]
eHow |
Shooting the Sun
He became a legend at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. Before that he was a fiercely passionate senator who could barely finish a speech without becoming choked with rage. He was called coarse and illiterate. A slave owner, land ... [... more]
Random House |
The War of 1812
The War of 1812-1815 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada, and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British, American, and First ... [... more]
Random House |
Washington Irving: Critic of Loose Money
In the aftermath of the War of 1812 - fought when the fledgling United States became entangled in the global conflagration raging between Napoleon and the British - the burden of government debt issued to finance the conflict became so onerous ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
Murder and Inflation: the Kentucky Tragedy
The Panic of 1819 was precipitated by the effort of the US government, aided by the Bank of the United States, to bring about a resumption of specie payments. During the War of 1812, the banks of the country outside New England suspended specie ... [... more]
Ludwig von Mises Institute |
A Salute to Our National Anthem
A historic event, the battle at Fort McHenry, inspires our most patriotic song. Francis Scott Key, a respected lawyer, lived in Georgetown from about 1804 to 1833. During the war of 1812, Key learned that his friend, Dr. William Beanes, was held ... [... more]
Better Homes and Gardens USA |
A Wampum Denied: Procter's War of 1812
 Souls of the Past Reawakened!: I am absolutely delighted with Mr. Antal's book "A Wampum Denied." This book attracts the many interests embodied within me: The "historian" with a desire to research and learn about events of the past. [... more]
$27.95
Amazon.com |
Galveston Hurricane House
First, a couple in Texas restores an elegant 1859 Greek Revival and discover it was one of a few to survive some of Galveston's disastrous storms. Then, a Massachusetts homeowner finds a souvenir from the War of 1812 in the wall of her home. ... [... more]
Home and Garden Television |
The Naval War of 1812: (A Modern Library E-Book)
A Classic Ruided: This Echo Library edtion is a great disappointment. It is riddled with mistakes; words run together, first letter of many words missing, placement of footnote numbers incorrect. There are many different formats used for tables. Their [... more]
$4.95
Amazon.com |
Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812
An outstanding anotated list of War of 1812 sites with maps: Sites are listed from the War of 1812 according to region. A map and symbols are given for each region, in order to locate sites and present locations, as well as indicate what a visitor might [... more]
$24.99
Amazon.com |
Redcoats' Revenge: An Alternate History of the War of 1812
They did what?: "Redcoats' Revenge" is inevitable, I suppose, after all those OTHER alt history books showing Americans beating the Brits in every possible war and way. OK, fair enough ... they get to win one. But the writing is turgid and the [... more]
$29.95
Amazon.com |
Don't Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812
Book Description: No longer willing to accept naval blockades, the impressment of American seamen, and seizures of American ships and cargos, the United States declared war on Great Britain. The aim was to frighten Britain into concessions and, if that [... more]
$34.95
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