{"product_id":"1812-the-war-that-forged-a-nation-9780060531133","title":"1812: The War That Forged a Nation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Without question this is the best popular account of the last war fought between the United States and Great Britain. . . . In a gripping narrative the author not only explains the importance of the War of 1812 but vividly recreates its exciting land and sea battles.\" --Robert V. Remini, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Life of Andrew Jackson\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough frequently overlooked between the American Revolution and the Civil War, the War of 1812 tested a rising generation of American leaders; unified the United States with a renewed sense of national purpose; and set the stage for westward expansion from Mackinac Island to the Gulf of Mexico. USS Constitution, \"Old Ironsides,\" proved the mettle of the fledgling American navy; Oliver Hazard Perry hoisted a flag boasting, \"Don't Give Up the Ship\"; and Andrew Jackson's ragged force stood behind it's cotton bales at New Orleans and bested the pride of British regulars. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are the stories of commanding generals such as America's double-dealing James Wilkinson, Great Britain's gallant Sir Isaac Brock, Canada's heroine farm wife Laura Secord, and country doctor William Beanes, whose capture set the stage for Francis Scott Key to write \"The Star-Spangled Banner.\" During the War of 1812, the United States cast off its cloak of colonial adolescence and--with both humiliating and glorious moments--found the fire that was to forge a nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Walter R. Borneman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 392\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.20w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060531133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorneman, Walter R.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalter R. Borneman is the author of \u003cem\u003eAlaska: Saga of a Bold Land\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e1812: The War That Forged a Nation\u003c\/em\u003e, and several books on the history of the western United States. He lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099422425203,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_0379991b-76dc-481a-9a76-e0448f9ec0e9.jpg?v=1748698930","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/1812-the-war-that-forged-a-nation-9780060531133","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}