Almanac: Forgotten war -- Establishing a democratic republic -- Unpromising beginning -- Gains and losses for both sides -- Peace is promised, but war continues -- Proud nation arrives at peace -- Biographies: Isaac Brock -- Henry Clay -- William Henry Harrison -- Andrew Jackson -- Francis Scott Key -- Thomas Macdonough -- Dolley Madison -- James Madison -- James Monroe -- Oliver Hazard Perry -- Zebulon Montgomery Pike -- Josiah Quincy -- Winfield Scott -- Tecumseh -- William Weatherford
Summary
A chronological overview of the events of the War of 1812, accompanied by fifteen biographies of individuals associated with the war
Notes
Preliminary pagination continues after pages318
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxx) and index