The War of 1812

"Most histories of the War of 1812 focus on one or two aspects of the war -- usually the military campaigns and naval engagements. In this new general history, based on twenty years of research in a broad range of sources, Donald Hickey explores the military, political, diplomatic, economic, social, and financial history of our second war with Great Britain"--Inside cover.

First sentence: ON MARCH 4, 1801, Thomas Jefferson walked from his boarding house in Washington City, as the nation's capital was then called, to the capitol building, where he was inaugurated as third president of the United States.

Year

1989

Language

English

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Editions

1

Pages

457

ISBN

9780252060595

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