Here is one of the first titles in Greenwood Guides to Historic Events, 1500-1900, a companion to Greenwood Guides to Historic Events of the Twentieth Century. The series is designed "to serve as resources for student research and to provide clearly written interpretations of topics central to the secondary school and lower-level undergraduate history curriculum." [read more] The volume starts off with a chronology of events. Following the chronology is a "Historical Overview" containing several chapters of background and analysis. Here the authors outline the events of the war, setting these against a background of conditions in the U.S and diplomatic relations between the U.S and Europe. The next section in is an A-Z collection of biographies of almost 20 key individuals.
Primary documents comprise the next chapter, and most documents are accompanied by short explanations. The volume concludes with a brief glossary, annotated bibliography, and index.The bibliography is extensive, reflecting availability of materials for English readers. It is divided by topic and includes Internet sites and films.
This guide is useful for researchers who need more information than they can find in an encyclopedia but don't know where else to turn. The blend of reference material and essays that provide background and context is particularly helpful when applied to topics that may be unfamiliar or are not heavily covered elsewhere. This new series should be useful in high-school, college, and large public libraries. RBB
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A welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections.
This book is a complete and careful description of the causes, battles, and personalities that surrounded the war....The excellent and extensive bibliography might make this resource valuable for reports.
...useful for researchers who need more information than they can find in an encyclopedia but don't know where else to turn. The blend of reference material and essays that provide background and context is particularly helpful when applied to topics that may be unfamiliar or are not heavily covered elsewhere....should be useful in high-school, college, and large public libraries.
For those looking for something beyond the usual short history of the war, this is an attractive alternative... teachers interested in developing a unit on the War of 1812 might want to consider adopting it.
The War of 1812 is a meticulous and detailed history of America's "second war of independence" that places the battles, events, personalities, and ramifications into a social and historical context. Timelines, biographies of major figures, excerpts of primary accounts, and a great deal more round out this informed and informative account that is a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections.
...a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections.
This accesible volume provides a summary of the history of the War of 1812 as well as chapters on its various aspects, including the role of Native Americans, the Ghent treaty, the champaigns in 1813, and a discussion of the policies of Jefferson and Madison. Appendices with primary documents, a glossary, and short biographies of the main figures are provided.
This accessible volume provides a summary of the history of the War of 1812 as well as chapters on its various aspects, including the role of Native Americans, the Ghent treaty, the campaigns in 1813, and a discussion of the policies of Jefferson and Madison. Appendices with primary documents, a glossary, and short biographies of the main figures are provided. [a]welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections.
Even though this book was prepared for American audiences, the many historical views of the war are fairly and judiciously reported. An excellent and important source for all libraries. AMarsha S. Holden, Lincolnwood Public Library, IL