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04446aam a2200613 i 4500 001 33E5A8986B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20160826010517 008 150213t20152015mduab b 001 0deng 010 $a 2014033483 020 $a 1421417049 020 $a 9781421417042 020 $a 1421417030 020 $a 9781421417035 035 $a (OCoLC)894935623 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d BTCTA $d BDX $d YDXCP $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E356.N5 H53 2015 082 00 $a 973.5/239 $2 23 084 $a HIS027110 $a HIS027110 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Hickey, Donald R., $d 1944- $e author. 245 10 $a Glorious victory : $b Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans / $c Donald R. Hickey. 264 1 $a Baltimore, Maryland : $b Johns Hopkins University Press, $c 2015. 300 $a x, 154 pages ; $c 23 cm. 490 1 $a Witness to history 520 2 $a "Whether or not the United States 'won' the war of 1812, two engagements that occurred toward the end of the conflict had an enormous influence on the development of American identity: the successful defenses of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans. Both engagements bolstered national confidence and spoke to the elan of citizen soldiers and their militia officers. The Battle of New Orleans--perhaps because it punctuated the war, lent itself to frontier mythology, and involved the larger-than-life figure of Andrew Jackson--became especially important in popular memory. In Glorious Victory, leading War of 1812 scholar Donald R. Hickey recounts the New Orleans campaign and Jackson's key role in the battle. Drawing on a lifetime of research, Hickey tells the story of America's 'forgotten conflict.' He explains why the fragile young republic chose to challenge Great Britain, then a global power with a formidable navy. He also recounts the early campaigns of the war--William Hull's ignominious surrender at Detroit in 1812; Oliver H. Perry's remarkable victory on Lake Erie; and the demoralizing British raids in the Chesapeake that culminated in the burning of Washington. Tracing Jackson's emergence as a leader in Tennessee and his extraordinary success as a military commander in the field, Hickey finds in Jackson a bundle of contradictions: an enemy of privilege who belonged to Tennessee's ruling elite, a slaveholder who welcomed free blacks into his army, an Indian-hater who adopted a native orphan, and a general who lectured his superiors and sometimes ignored their orders while simultaneously demanding unquestioning obedience from his men. Aimed at students and the general public, Glorious Victory will reward readers with a clear understanding of Andrew Jackson's role in the War of 1812 and his iconic place in the postwar era"-- $c Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prologue: America at a Crossroads -- Completing the Revolution -- The Making of a Hero -- The Creek War -- The British on the Gulf Coast -- A Glorious Victory -- Epilogue: An Enduring Legacy. 650 0 $a New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815. 600 10 $a Jackson, Andrew, $d 1767-1845 $x Military leadership. 600 10 $a Jackson, Andrew, $d 1767-1845. 650 0 $a Generals $z United States $v Biography. 651 0 $a United States $x Campaigns. $y War of 1812 $x Campaigns. 650 7 $a HISTORY / United States / General. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a HISTORY / Military / United States. $2 bisacsh 600 17 $a Jackson, Andrew, $d 1767-1845. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00040485 611 07 $a New Orleans, Battle of (Louisiana : 1815) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01404363 611 27 $a War of 1812. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01199067 650 7 $a Generals. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00939841 650 7 $a Military campaigns. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01710190 650 7 $a Military leadership. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01185276 651 7 $a Louisiana $z New Orleans. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204311 651 7 $a United States. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 648 7 $a 1812 - 1815 $2 fast 655 7 $a Biography. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423686 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628 830 0 $a Witness to history (Baltimore, Md.) 856 42 $3 Cover image $u 9781421417035.jpg 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231019015145.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826111116.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=33E5A8986B5711E69AFE1DDBDAD10320 994 $a 92 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search