A travel guide to the War of 1812
Subtitle: eighteen routes and sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia
By: Ralph E. Eshelman, Scott S. Sheads, and Donald R. Hickey
Contributors: Sheads, Scott S., 1952-; Hickey, Donald R., 1944-
Series: Johns Hopkins books on the War of 1812
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780801892356
Description: Welcome to War of 1812 tidewater country. It is here, in the waters and on the shores of the Chesapeake that Americans fought to preserve their recently won independence from the British. From Maryland to Virginia to the District of Columbia, this guidebook points readers to the war's important battlefields and historic sites.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.