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Glorious Victory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Donald R Hickey
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Description for Glorious Victory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Paperback. Aimed at students and the general public, Glorious Victory will reward readers with a clear understanding of Andrew Jackson's role in the War of 1812 and his iconic place in the postwar era. Series: Witness to History. Num Pages: 168 pages, 15, 11 black & white illustrations, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1KBBSL; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
Whether or not the United States "won" the war of 1812, two engagements that occurred toward the end of the conflict had an enormous influence on the development of American identity: the successful defenses of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans. Both engagements bolstered national confidence and spoke to the elan of citizen soldiers and their militia officers. The Battle of New Orleans-perhaps because it punctuated the war, lent itself to frontier mythology, and involved the larger-than-life figure of Andrew Jackson-became especially important in popular memory. In Glorious Victory, leading War of 1812 scholar Donald R. Hickey recounts the ... Read more
Whether or not the United States "won" the war of 1812, two engagements that occurred toward the end of the conflict had an enormous influence on the development of American identity: the successful defenses of the cities of Baltimore and New Orleans. Both engagements bolstered national confidence and spoke to the elan of citizen soldiers and their militia officers. The Battle of New Orleans-perhaps because it punctuated the war, lent itself to frontier mythology, and involved the larger-than-life figure of Andrew Jackson-became especially important in popular memory. In Glorious Victory, leading War of 1812 scholar Donald R. Hickey recounts the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Condition
New
Series
Witness to History
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421417042
SKU
V9781421417042
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About Donald R Hickey
Donald R. Hickey, whom the New Yorker described as "the dean of 1812 scholarship," teaches history at Wayne State College in Nebraska. He has written seven books on the conflict, including The Rockets' Red Glare: An Illustrated History of the War of 1812 and The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict.
Reviews for Glorious Victory: Andrew Jackson and the Battle of New Orleans
Eminent 1812 scholar Hickey... explains why contemporary Americans saw the battle as a 'glorious victory'... and why Jackson and the battle continued as prominent symbols as the rest of the war gradually faded in public memory... This is a quick, enjoyable read, but Hickey's extensive use of primary sources makes it suitable for scholars too. Choice Donald R. Hickey, dubbed ... Read more