Mr. and Mrs. Madison's war
Subtitle: America's first couple and the second war of independence
By: Hugh Howard
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 365
ISBN-13: 9781608190713
Subjects: History
Description: In this powerful new work, drawing on countless primary sources, acclaimed historian Hugh Howard presents a gripping account of the War of 1812 as James and Dolley Madison experienced it.
Table of contents: title: Author's note; title: The players; title: Prologue : Rumors of war; title: Book one : America at war, 1812-1813.; title: The war begins; title: "A distempered imagination"; title: Book two : The guns of August 1814.; title: A meeting at the President's house; title: A sense of uncertainty; title: Reports from the front; title: The British are coming!; title: "The Bladensburg races"; title: Washington in flames; title: The exiles return; title: Book three : Washington regained.; title: A new resolution; title: Gloom or glory?; title: The view from Montpelier; title: The War of 1812 timeline