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Union 1812 The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence

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ISBN-10: 1416532781

ISBN-13: 9781416532781

Edition: N/A

Authors: A. J. Langguth

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By the author of the acclaimedPatriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution, a gripping narrative that tells the story of the second and final war of independence that secured the nation's independence from Europe and established its claim to the entire continent. The War of 1812 has been ignored or misunderstood.Union 1812thrillingly illustrates why it must take its place as one of the defining moments in American history.
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Book details

List price: $16.00
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: 11/13/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 496
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.386
Language: English

A.J. Langguth covered the war in Vietnam for "The New York Times" & served as its Saigon Bureau Chief in 1965, returning again for the paper in 1968 & 1970. A professor of journalism in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, Jack is also the author of eight previous books, including "Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution." He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Introduction: Union
Homecoming (1783-1787)
Philadelphia (1787-1788)
Washington (1789-1797)
Adams (1797-1801)
Jefferson (1801-1804)
Andrew Jackson (1805-1807)
Zebulon Pike (1805-1807)
Embargo (1807-1808)
Madison (1809-1812)
Tecumseh (1812)
William Hull (1812)
Isaac Brock: Detroit (1812)
Isaac Hull (1812)
Isaac Brock: Queenston (1812)
John Armstrong, Jr. (1813)
York (1813)
Oliver Perry (1813)
William Henry Harrison (1813)
Creek Wars (1813-1814)
Dolley Madison (1814)
Ghent (1814)
New Orleans (1814-1815)
Peace (1815)
Afterward (1815-1861)
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index