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"Gathered together for the first time in one comprehensive volume are more than 500 alphabetically arranged entries from over 70 contributors examining the military, political, and social history of the War of 1812." "This volume also contains the text of important documents such as the Embargo Act, the Rambouillet Decree, Macon's Bill No. 2, and President James Madison's War Message of 1812. Readers will also discover a chronology of political, military, and diplomatic maneuvers; a listing of the executive federal government officers during the Madison presidency; and a glossary of military, diplomatic, and nautical terms. Numerous illustrations, cross-references, bibliographies, and an index supplement a volume that is a welcome addition to school and public libraries."--BOOK JACKET.
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Encyclopedia of the War of 1812, David Stephen Heidler
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- Released
- 1997
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- Title
- Encyclopedia of the War of 1812
- Language
- English
- Authors
- David Stephen Heidler
- Publisher
- ABC-CLIO
- Released
- 1997
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 636
- ISBN10
- 0874369681
- ISBN13
- 9780874369687
- Series
- Tags
- Historical Themes, References & Manuals, Encyclopedia, USA, Military Fiction, American Literature, Military, 19th century
- Description
- "Gathered together for the first time in one comprehensive volume are more than 500 alphabetically arranged entries from over 70 contributors examining the military, political, and social history of the War of 1812." "This volume also contains the text of important documents such as the Embargo Act, the Rambouillet Decree, Macon's Bill No. 2, and President James Madison's War Message of 1812. Readers will also discover a chronology of political, military, and diplomatic maneuvers; a listing of the executive federal government officers during the Madison presidency; and a glossary of military, diplomatic, and nautical terms. Numerous illustrations, cross-references, bibliographies, and an index supplement a volume that is a welcome addition to school and public libraries."--BOOK JACKET.