Guide Book to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812 - Softcover

Collins

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1550022903 ISBN 13: 9781550022902

Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd, 1998

Synopsis

There have been guidebooks to military sites before, but no other book has covered the War of 1812 in its entirety. This well-illustrated updated edition covers more than 400 historic sites of the War of 1812, both well-known and obscure, in both Canada and the United States.

The author has used old pen and ink drawings from the last century to give a "then and now" feel to the book. Curious to know what is at the site of the Battle of Queenston Heights? Besides giving readers a detailed history of the events that occurred at the sites, the author describes what they have to offer visitors today, be it a historical plaque, historic house, or major interpretive centre.

This book is a handy tool for both travellers and historians. It remains the only book on the market offering a comprehensive guide to nearly all of the sites in our last war with the United States.

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Review

"Those people inspired to visit sites connected to the conflict will find no better general guidebook than this one."

(The American Review of Canadian Studies)

"He has done a public service in encouraging renewed appreciation of the importance of preserving the memory of a war that brought honour and shame in full measure. Readers will discover a wealth of anecdotes and stories."

(Gord McNulty The Hamilton Spectator)

"This neat field guide highlights 30 areas in both the United States and Canada where there are significant sites, incidents, battles, ruins, plaques, ports, forts, monuments, graveyards, statues, et.al." (Sun Times)

"Of all the guidebooks on the War of 1812, this is the most complete."

(Wesley B. Turner CBRA)

“This book is a handy tool for both travelers and historians. It remains the only book on the market offering a comprehensive guide to nearly all of the sites in the last war between the United States and Canada.”

(http://rwa-books.blogspot.com/2009/02/guidebook-to-historic-sites-of-war.html)

Synopsis

There have been guidebooks to military sites before, but no book has covered the War of 1812 in its entirety. Now for the first time, Dundurn Press can offer this guidebook to all of the major historic sites of the War of 1812, and some of the more obscure ones. In detailing these sites, Collins has included 385 historic sites and markers, twenty-seven maps, and forty-seven illustrations. The book includes a chronology of the war, and is a handy tool for both the traveller and the historian. This guide fills a gap in the canon of existing War of 1812 literature, and is a welcome addition to the collections of both the serious student of the war and the amateur historian.

Edition details

• Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1550022903
• ISBN 13: 9781550022902
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 327