Title: The Battle of Lake Erie
Description: During the War of 1812 young Perry "was ordered to Port Erie (now Erie) Pennsylvania, with the almost impossible assignment of creating a squadron of fighting ships from the green timber. How he created such a squadron and how he fought the great Battle of Lake Erie is the subject of this book.
Subjects: Juvenile literature, Lake Erie, Battle of, 1813, Bataille de Put-in-Bay, 1813, Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
People: James Alexander Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819)