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Bright Captivity

Bright Captivity more books like this

by Eugenia Price

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.

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1812: The War That Forged a Nation

1812: The War That Forged a Nation more books like this

by Walter R Borneman

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.

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Smuggler's Treasure

Smuggler's Treasure more books like this

by Sarah Masters Buckey

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.

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The Naval War of 1812

The Naval War of 1812 more books like this

by Theodore Roosevelt

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 ...

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Little House by Boston Bay

Little House by Boston Bay more books like this

by Melissa Wiley

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.

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1812

1812 more books like this

by David Nevin

A historical novel about the War of 1812, including portraits of James Madison and Andrew Jackson, and sweeping battle scenes.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

The Star-Spangled Banner more books like this

by Amy Winstead, Bob Dacey (Illustrator), Debra Bandelin (Illustrator)

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 ...

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The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812

The Age of Fighting Sail: The Story of the Naval War of 1812 more books like this

by Cecil Scott Forester

A history of naval combat in the War of 1812, written by the celebrated British author of the Horatio Hornblower novels.

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The Star-Spangled Banner

The Star-Spangled Banner more books like this

by Peter Spier, Francis Scott Key

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 ...

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Lively Lady

Lively Lady more books like this

by Kenneth Roberts

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 ...

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The War of 1812 more books like this

by John K Mahon

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 ...

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The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict more books like this

by Donald R Hickey

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".

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Star Spangled Banner more books like this

by Francis Scott Key

The story of our national anthem, with music, photographs, and a reproduction of Francis Scott Key's original manuscript.

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The Dawn's Early Light more books like this

by Walter Lord

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 ...

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The captain from Connecticut more books like this

by C. S. Forester

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Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 more books like this

by David Stephen Heidler (Editor), Jeanne T Heidler (Editor)

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 ...

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The Fallon Pride more books like this

by Robert Jordan

The second book in the series follows Fallon as he becomes an ambassador during the War of 1812.

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The War of 1812 more books like this

by Carl Benn, PH.D.

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 ...

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A Call to the Sea: Captain Charles Stewart of the USS Constitution more books like this

by Claude Berube, John Rodgaard

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 ...

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Liberty or Death: Wars That Forged a Nation more books like this

by Carl Benn, PH.D., Daniel Marston, Fred Anderson

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 ...

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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)

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 ...

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A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813 more books like this

by David Curtis Skaggs, Gerard T Altoff

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 ...

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By the Dawn's Early Light more books like this

by Ron Carter

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 ...

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The War of 1812: A Short History more books like this

by Donald R Hickey

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1812: The Rivers of War more books like this

by Eric Flint

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.

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