Research Catalog

Title

Don't give up the ship! : myths of the War of 1812 / Donald R. Hickey ; foreword by Donald E. Graves.

Author

Hickey, Donald R., 1944-

Publication

Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2006.

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Details

Description

xxix, 430 p. : ill., maps, ports.; 24 cm.

Summary

America's leading authority on the War of 1812 dispels the many misconceptions that distort our view of America's second war with Great Britain. Embracing military, naval, political, economic, and diplomatic analysis, Hickey looks carefully at how the war was fought between 1812 and 1815, and how it was remembered thereafter. He peels away fantasies and embellishments to explore why certain myths gained currency, and how they contributed to the way that the United States and Canada view themselves and each other.--From publisher description.

Alternative Title

Do not give up the ship!

Subject

• United States > Errors, inventions, etc
• United States > History > War of 1812 > Miscellanea

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-412) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Prologue : the United States and Great Britain in a war-torn world -- The causes of the war -- Battles and campaigns -- The maritime war -- Soldiers, sailors, and civilians -- The mechanics of waging war -- The end of the war -- The legacy of the war -- Appendix A : "the hunters of Kentucky" -- Appendix B : "the bold Canadian" -- Appendix C : shipwrecks and rebuilt ships -- Appendix D : the name of the war.

ISBN

• 0252031792 (cloth : alk. paper)
• 9780252031793

LCCN

^^2006006463

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library