Reviews
"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." School Library Journal, "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."- School Library Journal, "...a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections."- KNLS Bookwatch, "[a]welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections."- The Midwest Book Review, "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 Journal of Military History, "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."- Reference & Research Book News, "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 Journal of Military History, "...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." Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "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."- The Bookwatch, "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." The Bookwatch, "...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."- Booklist/Reference Books Bulletin, "...a welcome and highly recommended addition to school and community library American History reference collections." KNLS Bookwatch, "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." Reference & Research Book News
