War of 1812
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Union 1812
by A J Langguth
A narrative of the War of 1812 links its events to the War of Independence and American beliefs about Manifest Destiny, in an account that documents key battles while evaluating the contributions of such figures as Thomas Jefferson, Dolley Madison, and Davy Crockett.
The Battle Of New Orleans
by Robert V Remini
The Battle of New Orleans was the climactic battle of America's "forgotten war" of 1812. Andrew Jackson led his ragtag corps of soldiers against 8,000 disciplined invading British regulars in a battle that delivered the British a humiliating military defeat. The victory solidified America's independence and marked the beginning of Jackson's rise to national prominence. Hailed as "terrifically readable" by the Chicago Sun Times, The Battle of New Orleans is popular American history at its best, bringing...
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The Naval War Of 1812 or The History Of the United States Navy During the Last War With Great Britain
by Theodore Roosevelt
List Of Soldiers Who Belonged To The 2nd Light Infantry Company Of The 1st Regiment, First Brigade And 4th Division, Of The Vermont Militia, And Equipped For Military Duty
by Samuel Severance
War of 1812 Books & Ephemera
Four United States Navy officers during the War of 1812 engravings
by DENNIE, Joseph [Oliver Oldschool] [1768-1812]
Philadelphia: Port Folio magazine, 1814. 1st Edition. No binding. Good. Four 1814 engravings from from Port Folio Magazine of United States Navy officers during the War of 1812;#1) Oliver Hazard Perry Esqr. of the United States Navy engraving.#2) Wm. Henry Allen Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#3) Richard Dale Esq. late of the United States Navy engraving.#4) Alexander Murray Esq. of the United States Navy engraving.PERRY'S VICTORY SECURED THE GREAT LAKES REGION FOR USA. March 1814,...
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€70.89
Route 1812: Map & Guide. A Historic Journey Through Southern Ontario
2009?. Softcover. Near fine. 50 p. book with folding map. Book is 21 x 27 cm. Colour illustrations. Stapled booklet. Elgin County label on front cover. Lists War of 1812 historic sites in various areas.
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€18.90
A collection of three rare and important 1816 British War of 1812 legal documents (a bill and two acts) dealing with post War of 1812 to carry into effect a Convention of Commerce, concluded between His Majesty and the United States of America
by British Government
[London]: British Government House of Commons, 1816. 1st Edition. No binding. Very Good+. BRITISH LEGAL ACTS RELATING TO AMERICA A collection of three rare and important 1816 British legal documents (a bill and two acts) dealing with post War of 1812 to carry into effect a Convention of Commerce, concluded between His Majesty and the United States of America1) A Bill dated March 18, 1816 to carry into effect a Convention of Commerce, concluded between His Majesty and The United States of America. Bill...
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€283.56
The Fight in the Beechwoods: A Study in Canadian History
by CRUIKSHANK, Ernest
Lundy's Lane Historical Society, 1895. Second Edition, enlarged. Booklet. Fair. 32 p. 22 cm. Map. Portrait of Laura Secord. Stapled. Paper browned. Chips and tears to edges as well as some dampstains. Front cover torn and nearly detached.
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€47.26
Historical Dictionary of the War of 1812
by MALCOMSON, Robert
Lanham, MD: The Scarecrow Press, 2006. Hardcover. Good. lxiii, 701 p. 22 cm. Rear board warped. Inscribed by author on title page. Extensive bibliography at rear.
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€94.52
AN ADDRESS TO THE INDEPENDENT CITIZENS OF MASSACHUSETTS, ON THE SUBJECT OF THE APPROACHING ELECTION. EXHIBITING A VIEW OF THE LEADING MEASURES OF THE JEFFERSON & MADISON ADMINISTRATIONS
by [Massachusetts]
Worcester: Published at the Spy Office, 1810. 23, [1 blank] pp. Stitched, untrimmed. Scattered foxing. Title page with a closed blank margin tear and chipped blank inner margin [no text affected]. Ownership stamp, "Charles D. Boynton" at blank bottom margin of title page. Good+. The anonymous author hopes to redeem the body politic from its "present corrupted state," and to heal its "political leprosy." The party of Jefferson and Madison, allied with our Massachusetts rulers, "have availed themselves...
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€236.30
Laura: A Portrait of Laura Secord
by ROBINSON, Helen Caister
Toronto: Dundurn Press, 1981. Hardcover. ex library-very good/Fine. Canadian Heroine Series 2. 240 p. 24 cm. B&w illustrations and a genealogy chart. Burgundy cloth in mylar-covered dustjacket. College ink stamp and thumb mark on front free endpaper. Signed by author on title page. Signed by author on title page.
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€28.36
PORTRAIT OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON, IN PEN AND INK, WITH CAPTION BELOW: "GENERAL WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES." MODELED AFTER THE ENGRAVING BY R.W. DODSON, FROM A PORTRAIT BY JAMES REID LAMBDIN PAINTED IN 1835, FIVE YEARS BEFORE HARRISON BECAME THE NINTH PRESIDENT
by Harrison, William Henry
[n.p., n.d.]. 7-1/2" x 9-3/4", mounted to thick blue backing 10-1/2" x 13-1/4". Portrait is hand-shaded. Gilt border around portrait, surrounded by several black borders. Caption on blue ribbon drawn on the backing. Fine. Bust portrait of William Henry Harrison wearing a dark suit, as found in R.W. Dodson's engraving of the portrait painted by James Reid Lamdin in 1835, five years before Harrison became the ninth president. The hair and suit are almost identical to Dodson's rendition with a minor...
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€708.90
NARRATIVE OF THE SUFFERING & DEFEAT OF THE NORTH-WESTERN ARMY, UNDER GENERAL WINCHESTER: MASSACRE OF THE PRISONERS: SIXTEEN MONTHS IMPRISONMENT OF THE WRITER AND OTHERS WITH THE INDIANS AND BRITISH
by Atherton, William
Frankfort, Ky: Hodges, 1842. Original paper over boards [some rubbing] with original paper title label on front board. Rebacked in morocco, with title stamped in gilt on spine. 152pp, light wear, else Very Good. "The wholly believable and well expressed account of the young author's disastrous military campaign, capture and adoption by the Indians, and, most cruel of all, his imprisonment in Canada." Streeter. "A first-hand account of the massacre of Kentucky forces at River Raisin in Michigan during...
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€236.30
REVIEW OF A TREATISE ON EXPATRIATION. BY GEORGE HAY, ESQUIRE, ATTORNEY OF THE U.S. FOR THE DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA. BY A MASSACHUSETTS LAWYER
by [Lowell, John]
Boston: Russell, Cutler, 1814. Stitched, untrimmed, 39pp. Very Good. Inscribed on front wrapper, "Mr. Vaughan from A. Bradford." The Virginian Hay was a confirmed Jeffersonian Republican who "kept the pen of a ready writer always loaded with diatribes against the Federalists" [DAB]. Hay's Treatise had articulated the legal bases for "the opposition made by the United States to the British claim of impressment," and examined British, American, and international law. Lowell here exposes Hay's political...
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€259.93
PROCEEDINGS OF A COURT OF ENQUIRY, HELD AT THE NAVY YARD, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, UPON CAPTAIN JAMES BARRON OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, IN MAY, 1821
by [Barron, James]
Washington City: Printed by Jacob Gideon, Junior, 1822. 111, [1 blank] pp. Disbound with light scattered foxing. Good+ or so. "James Barron (1769-1851) was court-martialed for his role as commander of the ill-fated American frigate Chesapeake which Barron had surrendered to the British warship Leopard in an encounter on June 22,1807. The Leopard had attacked the Chesapeake and badly damaged it after Barron refused to permit the British to board it and seize alleged deserters from two other British...
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SKETCHES OF THE CIVIL AND MILITARY SERVICES OF WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON
by Todd, Charles S. and Benjamin Drake
Cincinnati: U.P. James, 1840. 16mo. Original printed wrappers [spotted, spine worn], some corners turned. Stitched. Scattered light spotting, light wear. 165pp. Good+. The first edition. The book was commissioned by the Harrison Committees of Cincinnati and Louisville. Thirteen chapters treat his life. The book is quite scarce in wrappers. Miles wrote that all copies which he examined had been rebound. Howes T283. Miles 145. Thomson 152. 107 Eberstadt 162.
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€236.30
Former President and Future Confederate Supporter John Tyler Forcefully Defends the Fugitive Slave Act and the "Southern Cause," Attacks the NY Press, and Plays up His Own Service in the War of 1812
by JOHN TYLER
In the first fugitive slave law case, which came before his cousin Commissioner Gardiner: "The fugitive was promptly dealt by and restored to his owner in Baltimore. Mr. Gardiner has proven himself to be a faithful public servant, an honest man, and a Patriot. And yet, by a certain class of Editors in New York he is sneered at…"
Tyler criticizes two NY editors in particular: "Now what jackasses are Mssrs Herricks and Ropes… These would-be somethingarians [a colloquialism, usually used as an... Read more about this item
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€22,684.80
Alexander Stephens, Future Confederate Vice President, Rants Against Congress Refunding Andrew Jacksons War of 1812 Fine
by ALEXANDER STEPHENS
"Today is the 'memorable 8th' and the Party in Power chose this as the day to pass in the House the Bill to refund to Genl Jackson the fine imposed on him at New Orleans. I tried hard to get the floor to make a speech upon an amendment I had proposed – which was to pay the amount of the fine without reFlection [?] upon the judge – but the Locos would not let me. They 'gagged' all discussion and I was not permitted to say anything on my amendment. A more outrageous proceeding I hardly ever... Read more about this item
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€1,181.50
The Republic in Peril: 1812
by Brown, Roger H
Columbia Univ.. Good in Good dust jacket. 1964. Hardcover. 0231026722 . Exlibrary with usual library markings. Clear plastic laminated to dust jacket. Tape stains on endpapers. Wrinkled front free endpaper. ; 238 pages .
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€15.12
THE CASE OF THE SIX MUTINEERS, WHOSE CONVICTION AND SENTENCE WERE APPROVED OF BY GENERAL JACKSON, FAIRLY STATED: WITH A REFUTATION OF SOME OF THE FALSEHOODS CIRCULATED ON THIS SUBJECT
by [Election of 1828] [Andrew Jackson]
Albany: Printed for the Albany Argus, 1828. 32pp, disbound and stitched. Title and several other leaves browned, widely scattered foxing. Good+. ' This is one of three 1828 issues, all scarce, printed in the heated presidential race of that year. Anti-Jackson forces charged that his unrestrained, martial personality-- highlighting his execution of the six militia men after the Battle of New Orleans-- unfitted him for the presidency. New York Democrats [then called Democratic-Republicans, or just...
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€472.60
BLUE LIGHTS, OR THE CONVENTION. A POEM IN FOUR CANTOS
by Scott, Jonathan M
New York: Charles N. Baldwin, 1817. Tan paper-covered boards, printing the title on the front cover, and a publisher's advertisement on the rear cover. Front board nearly detached. Accession number on spine, institutional bookplate and discard stamp on blank verso of half title. [2], xi, [1 blank], [15]- 50 pp, with the half title. Text untrimmed, generously margined, and Very Good. Overall, Good+. A poetic attack on Federalists for their opposition to the War of 1812 and the scheme of disunion which...
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€165.41
Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence
by Langguth, A. J
Simon & Schuster, 2007. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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€5.76
The Burning Of Washington: The British Invasion Of 1814: Signed
by Pitch, Anthony S
U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1998. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). 1ST. Excellent Copy - Signed - By The Author On The Title Page. A First Edition, Second Printing. Book Is In Near Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, No Real Shelf Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Near Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks, And Enjoy..
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€26.42
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER
by [BURNING OF WASHINGTON] [War of 1812] [Newspaper]
Washington City, 1814. Broadside newspaper, 33 x 26 cm., printed in four columns. Unevenly trimmed along the top edge, some old spotting, and one small hole; the word "Boston" written in ink on the verso. The rare first issue of this paper, following a necessary pause in printing occasioned by the British invasion of the capital. A report on the burning of Washington on August 24, 1814, appears in a brief article entitled "The Fate of War," describing the destruction of the interior of the Capitol, the...
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€7,089.00
Tecumseh's Bones
by ST-DENIS, guy
Montreal: Mcgill-Queen's University Press, 2005. Hardcover. Near fine/Near fine. xviii, 286 p. 24 cm. Black cloth in pictorial dustjacket.
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€33.08
A Discourse, Delivered at Trinity Church, Boston, April 9, 1812, on the day of Publick Fast
by GARDINER, J. S. J
Boston: Munroe and Francis, 1812. Fair. 19 p. 21 cm. Disbound and in two sections. Creases and tears to edges. Some foxing. The author advises against the folly of war with Great Britain, while desparaging the U.S.A.'s only potential ally, Napoleonic France.
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€118.15
A Signal Victory: The Lake Erie Campaign, 1812-1813
by David Curtis Skaggs
Paperback / softback. New.
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€30.22
A Canadian's View of the Battle of Plattsburgh. A Canadian's View of the Battle of New Orleans. The Century of Peace and its Signifance
by RIDDELL, William Renwick
nd. ca. 1915. Booklet. Very good +. 42 p. 23 cm. Grey paper covers. Tiny tears. Chip to lower spine. Three addresses by Riddell, Justice of the Supreme Court of Ontario: The first at the Banquet at Plattsburgh, NY given by the State of New York in celebration of the Centenary of the Battle of Plattsburgh. The second at the Centenary Dinner at the Hotel Grunewald, New Orleans, January 9, 1915. The third at Oberlin College, Feb. 22, 1915.
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€28.36
