War of 1812
- Book Review,
by VICTOR SUTHREN
Review
“The War of 1812 is an unprecedented gallery of paintings, prints, and maps.”
–Quill & Quire
“Well-written and easily understood.”
–Ottawa Citizen
“Fresh and engaging.…Suthren has produced a highly readable, easily understandable entry-level account of a conflict that deserves prominence of place in the formative history of a country.”
–Hamilton Spectator
Review
?The War of 1812 is an unprecedented gallery of paintings, prints, and maps.?
?Quill & Quire
?Well-written and easily understood.?
?Ottawa Citizen
?Fresh and engaging.?Suthren has produced a highly readable, easily understandable entry-level account of a conflict that deserves prominence of place in the formative history of a country.?
?Hamilton Spectator
Book Description
It was by far the bloodiest, most dramatic, and longest-running war to take place on Canadian soil. Full of acts of great folly and great courage, and marked by the actions of larger-than-life characters, such as General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, it left Canadians and Americans with a clearer sense of who they were – or who they were not. It taught the British a lesson on the limits of power, and the Natives on the western frontier lost their last hope of a homeland secure from western expansion. Author and historian Victor Suthren has written a dramatic and informative book on this pivotal moment in our past, unravelling the story of a complex struggle, and bringing the battles and the many fascinating personalities vividly to life. The result is an excitingly written, heavily illustrated, full-colour history. Written to tie in with History TV’s mini-series “The War of 1812,” this book draws on research done for that television series.
From the Inside Flap
It was by far the bloodiest, most dramatic, and longest-running war to take place on Canadian soil. Full of acts of great folly and great courage, and marked by the actions of larger-than-life characters, such as General Isaac Brock and Tecumseh, it left Canadians and Americans with a clearer sense of who they were – or who they were not. It taught the British a lesson on the limits of power, and the Natives on the western frontier lost their last hope of a homeland secure from western expansion. Author and historian Victor Suthren has written a dramatic and informative book on this pivotal moment in our past, unravelling the story of a complex struggle, and bringing the battles and the many fascinating personalities vividly to life. The result is an excitingly written, heavily illustrated, full-colour history. Written to tie in with History TV’s mini-series “The War of 1812,” this book draws on research done for that television series.
From the Back Cover
“The War of 1812 is an unprecedented gallery of paintings, prints, and maps.”
–Quill & Quire
“Well-written and easily understood.”
–Ottawa Citizen
“Fresh and engaging.…Suthren has produced a highly readable, easily understandable entry-level account of a conflict that deserves prominence of place in the formative history of a country.”
–Hamilton Spectator
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