War and the Passions of Patriotism
by
Nicole Eustace
Language: English
Release Date: June 28, 2012
As military campaigns go, the War of 1812 was a disaster. By the time it ended in 1815, Washington, D.C., had been burned to the ground, the national debt had nearly tripled, and territorial gains were negligible. Yet the war gained so much popular support that it ushered in what is known as the "era...