The War of 1812

by Don Nardo

Book Overview

President Harry Truman called it the "silliest damn war we ever had." Not long after the U.S. had gained its independence from Great Britain, the two nations went to war again, this time over disputes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560064013
• ISBN13: 9781560064015
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Lucent Books
• Length: 112 Pages
• Age Range: 10 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 8

Customer Reviews

Very nice summary of the war

In the many history books he has written for young people, scholar Don nardo has always managed to present all the basic, important, pertinent facts about his subject, and then throw in some interesting, little-known details besides. He does the same thing in this excellent, well organized, and extremely well documented volume on the War of 1812. Mr. Nardo's prose is always lively, but in some parts of this book, notably the famous "great chase" of Old Ironsides by some British warships and the American naval victories on the Great Lakes, his descriptiions are better termed rousing, suspenseful, and uplifting. Adults will get almost as much out of this book as kids.