Union 1812
Subtitle: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Published: November 7, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 496
ISBN-13: 9780743226189
Subjects: United States - Antebellum Era; 19th Century World History; Military History - Modern; History; History - Military / War; Military; United States - General; Military - Other; Military - United States; History / United States / General; History: American; United States - 19th Century; Influence; United States; War of 1812
Description: In the second and final war of independence, Madison leads an unprepared nation into a struggle that will establish the United States as a major world power and stake its claim to the entire continent. Before the outcome is decided, the war will have engulfed land and sea, with a disastrous U.S. defeat at Detroit and epic naval campaigns on the Great Lakes. After the Americans sack Toronto, the British retaliate by burning the White House and the Capitol. Finally, two and a half years of bloodshed and botched strategies culminate in the spectacular battle of New Orleans. We also meet colorful characters from America's past: not only James and Dolley Madison, but also Sam Houston, Davy Crockett, Oliver Perry, Stephen Decatur, the great Shawnee chieftain Tecumseh, and four men who will follow Madison into the White House--James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Quincy Adams, and war hero Andrew Jackson. --From publisher description.