Trade Paperback
1990 · Urbana / Chicago
by Hickey, Donald R
Urbana / Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1990. 6th Printing. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 6x1x9. 6th printing. 1990 Trade Paperback. xiii, [3], 457 pp. Includes black-and-white reproductions of portraits. The War of 1812 gave the United States some of its finest military moments: Admiral Perry's victory on Lake Erie, Andrew Jackson's lopsided triumph at the Battle of New Orleans, the immortal words "Don't give up the ship!," and Fort McHenry's defense of Baltimore (which inspired Francis Scott Key to write "The Star-Spangled Banner"). At the same time, the fighting didn't go especially well for the Americans. Their invasion of Canada failed and the British burned the White House to the ground. The conflict ended in a draw. (Inventory #: 2338855)