Westward Expansion - War of 1812: 1802 - 1820 (Original Source Series) - Softcover

Jefferson, Thomas; Hamilton, Alexander; Lewis, Meriwether; Bonaparte, Lucien; Adams, John Quincy; Cooper, James Fenimore; Jackson, Andrew; Key, Francis Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1936472058 ISBN 13: 9781936472055

Publisher: PowerThink Publishing, 2014

Synopsis

Little more than twenty years will have transpired since the ratification of the US Constitution when its former ruler, Great Britain, would challenge the new nation again. The resolve of Americans seeking their way as a democracy in a world still suffering from a ruler and monarchy mentality, was now to be thoroughly tested. With the US Capitol sacked, and the White House burned, and British victory almost certain, the Stars and Stripes anthem was born. Heroes like Andrew Jackson were made in the Battle of New Orleans. America learned it was a country capable of self-defense. The unique American ideals of growth and expansion led to the Louisiana Purchase, and the Lewis and Clarke Expedition, giving way to the dream of a country spanning the shores of the Atlantic to the Pacific. Through their decisions and actions, US Presidents Jefferson, Adams, Madison, secure the vision of the two documents which forged the fledgling republic; the Declaration of Independence and US Constitution. How would a new and developing nation grow such a dream as introduced by an American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, and US Constitution? Read from the words of those who lived it, in this fifth book from PowerThink Publishing’s Original Source Series, Westward Expansion and the War of 1812, Volume 5. Included Works: · Importance of Louisiana to the States by Jefferson · How Napoleon Persisted in Selling Louisiana by Bonaparte · Treaty with France, 1803 by The U.S. and French Governments · Decatur Captures and Burns the "Philadelphia" by Cooper · Why and How Burr Killed Hamilton by Hamilton · Lewis and Clark Expedition by Thwaites · Eliphalet Nott on the Death of Hamilton by Nott · Crossing the Great Divide by Lewis · "Bird-Woman" Who Guided Lewis and Clark by Hebard · John Randolph on the Offensive War with England by Randolph · Testimony from the Trial of Aaron Burr by Allbright · Chesapeake Outrage by Vice-Admiral Berkeley and Commodore Barton · Fulton Writes About His First Trip To Albany by Fulton · How Jefferson's Embargo Paralyzed Trade by Quincy · Tecumseh to Governor Harrison at Vincennes by Tecumseh · American Ways of Life in 1811 by Melish · Battle of Tippecanoe by General Harrison · Battle Between the Constitution and the Guerriere by Roosevelt · Causes of the War of 1812 by Madison · Seeds of War by Adams · Surrender of Detroit by Hull · Cass Describes Hull's Ignominy by Cass · "Constitution" Captures the "Guerriere" by Captain Hull · How the "Guerriere" was Outfought by Orme · Battle Between the Chesapeake and Shannon by Roosevelt · Perry's Victory on Lake Erie by Cooper · Why America Had To Fight by Clay · Capture and Destruction of the "Java" by Commodore Bainbridge · The Engagement of the "Chesapeake" and the "Shannon" by Budd · Perry's Own Account of the Battle of Lake Erie by Perry · Battle of the Thames by Breckenridge · Jackson's Defeat of the Creek Indians by Parton · Burning of Washington by Hildreth · Battles of Chippewa and Lundy's Lane by General Scott · Burning of Washington by "Dolly" Madison · Battle of Lake Champlain by Cooper · What Inspired "The Star-Spangled Banner" by Francis Scott Key · Jackson's Defeat of the Creeks by Jackson · Battle of New Orleans by Roosevelt · Secession Threatened in New England by Schouler · Battle of New Orleans by Major Latour · Treaty of Ghent, Concluding the War of 1812 by The U.S. and British Governments · Discussing the Terms of Peace by Adams · How American Success in the War Imprest Europe by Adams · Our First Protective Tariff by Randolph · Meaning of the Monroe Doctrine by Admiral Mahan · Arrangement as to the Naval Force to Be Respectively Maintained on the American Lakes · The Building of the Erie Canal by Bagot · The Emancipation of South America by Seward · Defining the Powers of the Federal Government by Clay · Opinion of Chief Justice Marshall in the Case of McCulloch vs. the State of Maryland · Treaty with Spain, 1819 by The U.S. and Spanish Governments

About this edition

• Publisher: PowerThink Publishing
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1936472058
• ISBN 13: 9781936472055
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272