Making Maine: Statehood and the War of 1812

by Joshua M Smith and Joshua M. Smith

Book Overview

Honorable mention for U.S. Maritime History, John Lyman Book Awards

After the Revolutionary War ended, the new American nation grappled with a question about its identity: Were the states sovereign entities or subordinates to a powerful federal government? The War of 1812 brought this vexing issue into sharp relief, as a national government intent on waging an unpopular war confronted a populace in Massachusetts that was vigorously...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625347014
• ISBN13: 9781625347015
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 8.7"