num_pages: 482
description: Langguth (journalism, U. of Southern California), author of The Men Who Started the American Revolution, provides a narrative of the War of 1812, tracing what led up to it, beginning with the resignation of George Washington from the Continental Army in 1783, to the peace treaty in 1815 and aftereffects up to 1861. He discusses roles played by John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Andrew Jackson, Tecumseh, and others, and relates the details of what happened during the war. Annotation ©2007 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
titlecomplete: Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
genres: History, American History, War, Biography, Military History, Audiobook, 19th Century, Nonfiction, Political Science, Military Fiction
ratings_count: 609
publisher: Simon & Schuster