The Naval War of 1812

by ROOSEVELT, THEODORE

• ISBN13: 9780375754197
• ISBN10: 0375754199
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-05-04
• Publisher: Modern Library

Summary

"Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) lived an extraordinary life: war hero, twenty-sixth president, reformer, historian, conservationist recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, author, and explorer. But it was"

Author Biography

Theodore Roosevelt was born on October 27, 1858 (a date celebrated each year by the U.S. Navy as Navy Day), and became the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was a naturalist, writer, historian, and soldier. He died in 1919.

Caleb Carr is the bestselling author of the novels The Alienist and The Angel of Darkness, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, The Devil Soldier. He writes frequently on military history for The New York Times and MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History, where he is a contributing editor.

Table of Contents

Introduction to the Modern Library War Series	vii
Introduction	ix
Preface	xxiii
Preface to the Third Edition	xxvii
Principal Authorities Referred to	xxxix
Authorities Referred to in Chapter X	xli
I. Introductory	3	(11)
II.	14	(28)
III. 1812. On The Ocean	42	(37)
IV. 1812. On The Lakes	79	(11)
V. 1813. On The Ocean	90	(33)
VI. 1813. On The Lakes	123	(35)
VII. 1814. On The Ocean	158	(37)
VIII. 1814. On The Lakes	195	(26)
IX. 1815. Concluding Operations	221	(30)
X. 1815. The Battle Of New Orleans	251	(22)
Appendixes	273	(18)
Index	291