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1	Bright Captivity more books like this by Eugenia Price add to wishlist They met in the final days of the War of 1812. Anne Couper, daughter of a prominent planter, led a sheltered life on Georgia's St. Simons Island, dreaming a young woman's dreams of love with a romantic stranger. Then one day her handsome stranger arrived: John Fraser, a charming British lieutenant who captured her heart and soul. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.49! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	1812: The War That Forged a Nation more books like this by Walter R Borneman add to wishlist Rich in vignettes of personalities from commanding generals to a farm wife, "1812" presents a sweeping narrative that emphasizes the struggle's importance to America's development as a nation and its subsequent westward expansion. see all copies from $2.55! new only from $2.68! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Smuggler's Treasure more books like this by Sarah Masters Buckey add to wishlist Sent to live with relatives in New Orleans during the War of 1812, eleven-year-old Elisabet determines to find a smuggler's treasure to ransom her imprisoned father. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions \| SVS
4	The Naval War of 1812 more books like this by Theodore Roosevelt add to wishlist Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) lived an extraordinary life: war hero, twenty-sixth president, reformer, historian, conservationist recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, author, and explorer. But it was the navy that most fascinated him throughout his long and varied career, and it was in The Naval War of 1812 (published in 1882 when he was only ... see all copies from $2.56! new only from $9.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Little House by Boston Bay more books like this by Melissa Wiley add to wishlist It's 1814 and Charlotte Tucker lives with her family in the town of Roxbury, near the bustling city of Boston. Life in the Tucker's house has always been merry, but Charlotte's family worries about the war. Now the British have blockaded the harbour, and that means no molasses for supper. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.65! \| first editions \| SVS
6	1812 more books like this by David Nevin add to wishlist A historical novel about the War of 1812, including portraits of James Madison and Andrew Jackson, and sweeping battle scenes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Star-Spangled Banner more books like this by Amy Winstead, Bob Dacey (Illustrator), Debra Bandelin (Illustrator) add to wishlist First-time author Amy Winstead skilfully weaves a historically accurate, yet fictional account of Francis Scott Key and the British bombarding of Fort McHenry. The story is told from the perspective of a young boy and his brother who accidentally became ensnared in the intrigue of the historic night and culminates in the writing of our national ... see all copies from $2.84! new only from $7.48!
8	The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812 more books like this by Cecil Scott Forester add to wishlist A history of naval combat in the War of 1812, written by the celebrated British author of the Horatio Hornblower novels. see all copies from $4.00! new only from $15.82! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Star-Spangled Banner more books like this by Peter Spier, Francis Scott Key add to wishlist Peter Spier's meticulously researched pictorial history of the War of 1812 and our national anthem. The Caldecott Medal winner has set some of his finest illustrations to the words of the national anthem, capturing its dramatic story in glowing, colorful images. Includes a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript. Full color ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.98! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Lively Lady more books like this by Kenneth Roberts add to wishlist Set in the War of 1812, The Lively Lady follows the fortunes of Richard Nason, an American sailing master and privateer who is captured by the British and sent to Dartmoor Prison. Pulitzer Prize-winning author Kenneth Roberts writes of the courage of American privateers during the war and the sufferings of thousands of American seamen in the ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	The War of 1812 more books like this by John K Mahon add to wishlist The War of 1812 is a perfect example of how a war should not be conducted. Congress failed to supply sufficient revenue to support the ill-equipped, poorly trained militia. There was little effective coordination of the war effort from Washington. The American people themselves were sharply divided over the nations involvement, and many states ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.98! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict more books like this by Donald R Hickey add to wishlist This title is History Book Club bestseller. This is an unabridged edition. 'A penetrating analysis of prewar society...Highly recommended as an inclusive political, military, and social treatment of a customarily neglected war' - "ALA Booklist". see all copies from $5.95! new only from $19.00! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Star Spangled Banner more books like this by Francis Scott Key add to wishlist The story of our national anthem, with music, photographs, and a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	The Dawn's Early Light more books like this by Walter Lord add to wishlist It was the summer of l8l4. Torn by internal conflict, plagued by an empty treasury, embittered by the human cost of a war that couldn't be won, the United States seemed on the verge of collapse. Yet within a few months America was again safe and at peace, her people unified, her economy mending. The turning point in this reversal of fortune is the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $11.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The captain from Connecticut more books like this by C. S. Forester add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $57.05! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 more books like this by David Stephen Heidler (Editor), Jeanne T Heidler (Editor) add to wishlist A reference source for research on the European war of 1812, this text covers a broad range of topics, presented in short essays. The significant military, political, and diplomatic figures, from John Quincy Adams to Castlereagh, are examined, as are the key battles. The latter include the Battle of Tippecanoe, and the sea battle between the USS ... see all copies from $9.85! new only from $22.85! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Fallon Pride more books like this by Robert Jordan add to wishlist The second book in the series follows Fallon as he becomes an ambassador during the War of 1812. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The War of 1812 more books like this by Carl Benn, PH.D. add to wishlist The war of 1812-15 was a bloody confrontation that tore through the American frontier, the British colonies of Upper and Lower Canada and parts of the Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. The conflict saw British, American and First Nations forces clash, and in the process, shape the future of North American history. This volume explains what ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution more books like this by Claude Berube, John Rodgaard add to wishlist Charles Stewart commanded every type of warship, from sloop to ship-of-the-line, and served every president, from John Adams to Abraham Lincoln, training many future senior naval officers along the way. Yet, Stewart cemented his reputation while in command of the Navy's most powerful frigate, the USS Constitution. Undefeated in battle, both ship ... see all copies from $2.22! new only from $6.95! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Liberty or Death: Wars That Forged a Nation more books like this by Carl Benn, PH.D., Daniel Marston, Fred Anderson add to wishlist At the beginning of the 18th century, America was a colonized land with European countries squabbling over its many natural resources. In 1754, the French-Indian War broke out as a decisive battle between the French and British for control of North America. Britain's victory led to greater governmental involvement in the American colonies that ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions
21 view cover	Don't Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812 more books like this by Donald R Hickey, Donald E Graves (Foreword by) add to wishlist No longer willing to accept naval blockades, the impressment of American seamen, and seizures of American ships and cargos, the United States declared war on Great Britain. The aim was to frighten Britain into concessions, and if that failed, to bring the war to a swift conclusion with a quick strike at Canada. But the British refused to cave in ... see all copies from $12.59! new only from $17.12! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813 more books like this by David Curtis Skaggs, Gerard T Altoff add to wishlist The Battle of Lake Erie on 10 September 1813 is considered by many to be the most important naval confrontation of the War of 1812. Made famous by the American fleet commander Oliver Hazard Perry's comment, "We have met the enemy and they are ours", the battle marked the U.S. Navy's first successful fleet action and one of the Royal Navy's rare ... see all copies from $8.50! new only from $16.42! \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	By the Dawn's Early Light more books like this by Ron Carter add to wishlist The Americans had stunned the world by winning their independence from the mightiest military power on earth and creating a startling new constitution that vested ultimate power in the common man. No one had anticipated that, by the 1790s, the giants of the world -- England France, Spain and Russia -- would again be caught up in war, with the ... see all copies from $11.50! new only from $52.19!
24 view cover	The War of 1812: A Short History more books like this by Donald R Hickey add to wishlist see all copies from $6.62! new only from $11.20! \| SVS
25 view cover	1812: The Rivers of War more books like this by Eric Flint add to wishlist In this extraordinary new alternate history, Flint begins a dramatic saga of the North American continent at a dire turning point, forging its identity and its future in the face of revolt from within, and attack from without in the War of 1812. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.50! \| first editions \| SVS

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