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Union 1812:

The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
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Simon and Schuster, Nov 13, 2007 - History - 496 pages
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.
  

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User Review  - Jeremy Perron - Goodreads

Union 1812 is a very well done narrative about the War of 1812, which is probably the most misunderstood conflict that the United States had ever engaged in. It was a conflict that bridged the last of ... Read full review

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A nice book about the war. Read full review

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About the author (2007)

A. J. Langguth, professor emeritus of journalism in the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Southern California, is the author of nine previous books, including Union: 1812, Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution and Our Vietnam: The War, 1954-1975. He lives in Los Angeles.

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TitleUnion 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
AuthorA.J. Langguth
Editionillustrated, reprint
PublisherSimon and Schuster, 2007
ISBN1416532781, 9781416532781
Length496 pages
Subjects ›  › 

History / Military / Other
History / Military / United States
History / United States / 19th Century
History / United States / General
  
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