Author: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Committee on Impressed Seamen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impressment
Languages : en
Pages : 96
Book Description
Report of the Committee of the House of Representatives of Massachusetts, on the Subject of Impressed Seamen: with the Evidence and Documents Accompanying it
Author: Massachusetts. General Court. House of Representatives. Committee on Impressed Seamen
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impressment
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Impressment
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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1812
Author: Nicole Eustace
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812206363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
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 tells the story of how an expensive, unproductive campaign won over a young nation—largely by appealing to the heart. 1812 looks at the way each major event of the war became an opportunity to capture the American imagination: from the first attempt at invading Canada, intended as the grand opening of the war; to the battle of Lake Erie, where Oliver Perry hoisted the flag famously inscribed with "Don't Give Up the Ship"; to the burning of the Capitol by the British. Presidential speeches and political cartoons, tavern songs and treatises appealed to the emotions, painting war as an adventure that could expand the land and improve opportunities for American families. The general population, mostly shielded from the worst elements of the war, could imagine themselves participants in a great national movement without much sacrifice. Bolstered with compelling images of heroic fighting men and the loyal women who bore children for the nation, war supporters played on romantic notions of familial love to espouse population expansion and territorial aggression while maintaining limitations on citizenship. 1812 demonstrates the significance of this conflict in American history: the war that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" laid the groundwork for a patriotism that still reverberates today.
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN: 0812206363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 335
Book Description
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 tells the story of how an expensive, unproductive campaign won over a young nation—largely by appealing to the heart. 1812 looks at the way each major event of the war became an opportunity to capture the American imagination: from the first attempt at invading Canada, intended as the grand opening of the war; to the battle of Lake Erie, where Oliver Perry hoisted the flag famously inscribed with "Don't Give Up the Ship"; to the burning of the Capitol by the British. Presidential speeches and political cartoons, tavern songs and treatises appealed to the emotions, painting war as an adventure that could expand the land and improve opportunities for American families. The general population, mostly shielded from the worst elements of the war, could imagine themselves participants in a great national movement without much sacrifice. Bolstered with compelling images of heroic fighting men and the loyal women who bore children for the nation, war supporters played on romantic notions of familial love to espouse population expansion and territorial aggression while maintaining limitations on citizenship. 1812 demonstrates the significance of this conflict in American history: the war that inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" laid the groundwork for a patriotism that still reverberates today.
Catalogue of the American Books in the Library of the British Museum at Christmas MDCCCLVI.
Author: Henry Stevens
Publisher: London : C. Whittingham
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 766
Book Description
Publisher: London : C. Whittingham
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 766
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Stevens's Historical Collections
Author: Henry Stevens (Jr.)
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 392
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Stevens's Historical Collections ...
Author: Henry Stevens
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 270
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Report of the Librarian of the State Library of Massachusetts
Author: State Library of Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 702
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Public Documents of Massachusetts
Author: Massachusetts
Publisher:
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Category : Massachusetts
Languages : en
Pages : 704
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Catalogue of Printed Books in the Library of the New-York Historical Society
Author: New-York Historical Society. Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 684
Book Description
Collections of the New-York Historical Society for the Year ...
Author:
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Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : New York (State)
Languages : en
Pages : 672
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Catalogue of printed books in the library of the New York Historical Society
Author: New-York Historical Society
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 676
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