The War of 1812
Provides an overview of the causes of the War of 1812, looks at various aspects of the conflict, including Thomas Jefferson's attempts to use sanctions as a diplomatic tool, U.S.-Indian relations, the struggles of the U.S. to fight and bankroll the war, and the Treaty of Ghent which ended the war, and includes biographies, a time line, and primary source documents
Literature
xxiii, 217 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
9780313316876, 0313316872
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Series Foreword Preface Chronology The War of 1812: An Overview Thomas Jefferson's Grand Experiment: The Restrictive System and the Failure of Diplomacy Mr. Madison's War: Country, Congress, and the Presidency in America's First Declared War All Were Surprised: The Quest for Canada and the War at Sea "We Have Met the Enemy": The Campaigns of 1813 Enemy of My Enemy: Native Americans in the War of 1812 1814: The Year of Crisis The Treaty of Ghent Biographies of Important People in the War Primary Documents of the War Golssary Bibliography Index