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American Girl Pub
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
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Caroline and her mother make a dangerous trip across Lake Ontario to the British fort where her father is a prisoner. When Mama isn't allowed to see Papa, it's up to Caroline to deliver a secret message to him--right under the nose of a British guard.
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Series
The Library of America volume 232
Publisher
The Library of America
Pub. Date
[2013?]
Language
English
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Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
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In a rousing account of one of the critical turning points in American history, Through the Perilous Fight tells the gripping story of the burning of Washington and the improbable last stand at Baltimore that helped save the nation and inspired its National Anthem.
In the summer of 1814, the United States of America teetered on the brink of disaster. The war it had declared against Great Britain two years earlier appeared headed...
In the summer of 1814, the United States of America teetered on the brink of disaster. The war it had declared against Great Britain two years earlier appeared headed...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Language
English
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Prize-winning historian Daughan tells the thrilling story of how a few heroic captains and their stalwart crews overcame spectacular odds to lead the country to victory against the world's greatest imperial power. "1812" is the first complete account in more than a century of how the U.S. Navy rescued the fledgling nation and secured America's future.
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National Archives microfilm publications volume Microcopy 313
Publisher
Natiolal Archives, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration
Pub. Date
1960.
Language
English
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Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.
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Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
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In August 1814, the United States army was defeated just outside Washington, D.C., by the world's greatest military power. President James Madison and his wife had just enough time to flee the White House before the British invaders entered. British troops stopped to feast on the meal still sitting on the Madisons' dining-room table before setting the White House on fire. The extent of the destruction was massive; finished in wood rather than marble,...
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Series
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
With this second book, Nicole Eustace establishes herself as one of the premier cultural historians of the early American republic focusing in this work on the War of 1812 which was not really a success in any meaningful way, however it established passions for the country by appealing to the heart rather than the facts.
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