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Author:

Benn, Carl, 1953-

Title:

The War of 1812 : the fight for American trade rights / Carl Benn.

Publisher:

Rosen Pub.,

Copyright Date:

2011, c2002

Description:

96 p. : ill. (some col.), maps (chiefly col.) ; 26 cm.

Subject:

United States--History--War of 1812--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--War of 1812.
War of 1812.

Notes:

Originally published: Oxford : Osprey Pub. Ltd., 2002. Includes bibliographical references (p. 90-93) and index.

Contents:

Background to war : a small war with complex causes -- Warring sides : soldiers, sailors, and warriors -- Outbreak : America sets its sights on Canada -- The fighting : the war on land and at sea -- Portrait of a soldier : Black Hawk's war -- The world around war : propaganda and protest -- Portrait of a civilian : John Strachan's war -- How the war ended : the peace of Christmas Eve -- Conclusion and consequences : the world's longest undefended border?.

Summary:

Provides information about the political, strategic, tactical, and cultural aspects of the War of 1812; and includes primary source images, maps, and battle plans.

Series:

Early American wars

ISBN:

1448813875
9781448813872 (set : lib. bdg.)
1448813336
9781448813339 (lib. bdg.)

LCCN:

2010031924

Locations:

LEPI975 -- Woodbury County Library (Moville)

SFPH074 -- Waterloo Public Library (Waterloo)