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This unsurpassed work illuminates the unpopular, blunder-filled War of 1812.
List of contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER PACE FOREWORD vii I. INVASION OE CANADA I II. HULLS SURRENDER . 13 111. THE NIAGARA CAMPAIGN . 24 IV. NAVAL BATTLES . 37 V. THE RIVER RAISIN . 47 VI. PROCTOR AND PERRY 58 VII. THE BATTLE OF THE THAMES . 70 VIII. DEARBORN'S CAMPAIGN 77 IX. WILKINSON'S CAMPAIGN 91 X. MOBILE AND FORT Mims . . 106 XI. CAMPAIGNS AMONG THE CREEKS . . 117 XII. THE BLOCKADE . . 129 XIII. CHESAPEAKE AND ARGUS . , 140 XIV. PRIVATEERING ... 150 XV. MONROE AND ARMSTRONG . . 163 XVI. CHIPPAWA AND LUNDY'S LANE . 169 XVII. FORT ERIE . 188 XVIII, PLATTS13CTRG . . 201 XIX. 13LADENSBURG . 215 XX. BALTIMORE .. 228 XXI. SLOOPS OF WAR AND PRIVATEERS . . 238 XXII. EXHAUSTION . . 254 XXIII. CONGRESS AND THE ARMY . . 265 XXIV. THE HARTFORD CONVENTION . . 275 XXV. NEW ORLEANS IN DANGER . 285 XXVI. THE ARTILLERY BATTLE . 302 XXVII. THE BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS . 315 XXVIII. THE MEETING AT CLIENT . . 324 XXIX. THE TREATY OF GHENT . 334 XXX. THE CLOSE OF HOSTILITIES . 346 XXXI. OBSERVATIONS ON THE AMERICAN CHARACTER. 357 INDEX ... , ... 363
About the author
Henry Adams was born on February 16, 1838, in Boston, Massachusetts, into the influential Adams family, which included two U.S. Presidents, John Adams and John Quincy Adams. Educated at Harvard University, Adams traveled to Europe after graduation and developed a deep interest in history, politics, and culture. During the American Civil War, he served as his father's secretary in London, gaining valuable diplomatic experience.Upon returning to the U.S., Adams became a journalist and critic of President Ulysses S. Grant's administration. He later became a professor of medieval history at Harvard, where he made significant contributions to historical scholarship. His nine-volume History of the United States During the Administrations of Jefferson and Madison solidified his reputation as a leading historian.Adams is best remembered for his autobiography, The Education of Henry Adams, which reflects on his life and the complexities of the modern world. Published in 1907, it won a posthumous Pulitzer Prize in 1919. Adams passed away on March 27, 1918, leaving a lasting legacy as a historian, writer, and thinker.
Summary
This unsurpassed work illuminates the unpopular, blunder-filled War of 1812.
