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The War of 1812: A Guide to Battlefields and Historic Sites

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It has been almost two full centuries since a thin line of Canadian militiamen turned back an American army at Crysler’s Farm at the banks of the St. Lawrence, and the tattered Star-Spangled Banner flew in the course of the night and into the crack of dawn over Fort McHenry, surviving a storm of Royal Navy shot and shell. On the other hand, the approach of the war’s bicentennial has unleashed a cascade of interest on this smoky, old cannon-and-musket conflict.

Lushly illustrated with more than 120 color photographs and archival paintings, this exciting documentary companion brings the war to life with vivid descriptions and insightful eyewitness accounts. Readers can relive key moments within the conflict by visiting battlefields and other relevant sites such as Queenstown Heights, Lundy’s Lane, Fort McHenry, and Chalmette Plantation out of doors New Orleans. The book is divided into seven chronologically arranged chapters, every of them that specialize in among the distinct theaters of the war. Follow the course of what ha

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