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BOOK

Author

Bickham, Troy O.

Title The weight of vengeance : the United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812 / Troy Bickham.

Publication Info.

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Copies

Location	Pub Note	Copy No.	Status
Rock Island Main Lib Adult Non-Fiction - RIPG-6	973.52 BIC		AVAILABLE
Woodstock PL Adult Non-Fiction - WOLY-11	973.52 BIC		AVAILABLE

Description	xi, 325 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-319) and index.
Contents	The American case for war -- The British empire's case for war -- Declaring war -- America on the offensive -- The British empire at war -- Wartime opposition in the United States -- British opposition to the war -- Ending the war and constructing the peace -- Conclusion : who won the war of 1812?
Subject	United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Political aspects.
	United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Causes.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain.
	Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- United States.
	United States -- Foreign relations -- 1801-1815.
	Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1800-1837.
ISBN	9780195391787 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)
	0195391780 (hardcover) (alkaline paper)