1812: War and the Passions of Patriotism

by Nicole Eustace

Book Overview

As military campaigns go, the War of 1812 was a disaster. By the time it ended in 1815, Washington, D.C., had been burned to the ground, the national debt had nearly tripled, and territorial gains were negligible. Yet the war gained so much popular support that it ushered in what is known as the "era of good feelings," a period of relative partisan harmony and strengthened national identity. Historian Nicole Eustace's cultural history of the war...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812244311
• ISBN13: 9780812244311
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"