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| Title: | Guidebook to the Historic Sites of the War of 1812, 2nd Edition
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| Author: | Gilbert Collins |
| ISBN: | 1550026267 : 9781550026269 |
| Illustrations: | b/w illus & maps |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Size: | 155x230mm |
| Pages: | 388 |
| Weight: | .633 Kg. |
| Published: | Dundurn Press - May 2006 |
| List Price: | 12.99 Pounds Sterling |
| Availability: | In Print |
| Subjects: | American history: c1800 to c1900: Civil war: Museum; historic sites; gallery & art guides: North America |
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 interpretative 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.
Introduction; Windsor-Detroit; Detroit River; Maumee Valley; Indiana - Illinois; Lake Erie; The Thames Valley; Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario; Queenston, Ontario; Niagara Falls, Ontario; Fort Erie and Buffalo; West Niagara; Hamilton and Vicinity; Toronto and Vicinity; East End of Lake Ontario; Kingston; The St. Lawrence Valley; Richelieu River - Lake Champlain; Plattsburg, New York; Northern Ontario; Georgian Bay and Vicinity; Washington DC and Vicinity; Baltimore and North Point; Tidewater; Eastern Seaboard of the United States; East Coast of Canada; Southern States; New Orleans; Other 1812 Sites; Belgium; Index.
