{"product_id":"2940014196574","title":"The Second War with England","description":"The Second War with England\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBy J. T. Headley\u003cbr\u003eAuthor of “Napoleon and His Marshals,” “Washington and His Generals,” “The Old Guard,” “Scott and Jackson,” etc. etc.\u003cbr\u003eIN TWO VOLUMES.\u003cbr\u003eVOLUMES 1 AND 2  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS\u003cbr\u003eVolume 1.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. A Review of the Causes Leading to the Second War with England\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Different Feelings with which the Declaration of War Was Received\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Plan of the Campaign\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Operations on the New York Frontier\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. The Navy\u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. Harrison Plans a Winter Campaign\u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Chauncey Ordered to Lake Erie to Build a Fleet\u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. Second Session of the Twelfth Congress\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Action Between the Chesapeake and Shannon\u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Cost of Transportation to the Northern Frontier\u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. Perry Obtains and Equips a Fleet on Lake Erie\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Wilkinson Takes Command of the Northern Army\u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. 1813--1814 \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Thirteenth Congress.\u003cbr\u003eVolume 2.\u003cbr\u003eChapter 1. The Creek War\u003cbr\u003eChapter 2. Cruise of Commodore Porter in the Essex\u003cbr\u003eChapter 3. Plan of the Third Campaign\u003cbr\u003eChapter 4. Brown Takes Command of the Army at Niagara\u003cbr\u003eChapter 5. Siege of Fort Erie \u003cbr\u003eChapter 6. British Plan of Invading Our Sea Ports \u003cbr\u003eChapter 7. Macomb at Plattsburg \u003cbr\u003eChapter 8. The Navy in 1814\u003cbr\u003eChapter 9. Third Session of the XIIITH Congress \u003cbr\u003eChapter 10. Hartford Convention. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 11. General Jackson Appointed Major-General\u003cbr\u003eChapter 12. Cruise of the Constitution \u003cbr\u003eChapter 13. Privateers. \u003cbr\u003eChapter 14. Dartmoor Prison. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003eMore books, probably, have been written on the War of 1812 than on any other portion of our history. The great political leaders of that time were so vindictive in their animosities, and took such strong and decided ground on all political questions, that the success of one or the other afterwards in public life depended very much on his conduct during the war. Hence, much detached and personal history has been written in order to clear up or illustrate some particular event. A candidate for public office was often chosen for his services in the war; hence, every portion of it in which he took part was thoroughly investigated by both friends and foes. So if one had failed in that trying period of the country, the world was sure to hear of it when he came up for the suffrages of the people. The war proved very unfortunate for some of the leaders, and court martials and disgrace closed the career of many which had hitherto been bright and prosperous. These men have written long pamphlets and books in self-defence, or they have been written by their descendants, so that if hearing both sides would aid the reader in coming to a correct conclusion, he was pretty sure to reach it. When so many quarrels are to be settled the public will not fail to be informed all about the origin of them. Another class of works have been written, designed only to furnish a synopsis of the war, and scarcely reach to the value of histories. Others have been confined solely to the military and naval movements--others still are devoted almost exclusively to political matters of that period; so that notwithstanding the large supply of works on the War of 1812, I know of none in which all these different topics are even attempted to be combined in proper proportions. The present work is an effort to accomplish that end without being too voluminous on the one hand, or too general on the other. I have endeavored to give impressions as well as facts--to trace the current and depict the phases of public feeling, rather than inflict on the reader long documents and longer debates, in which everything that gave them life and interest was carefully excluded by the reporter. (continued)","brand":"Denise Henry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47083898929392,"sku":"2940014196574","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014196574","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}