Rockets' Red Glare

Donald R. Hickey is a professor of history at Wayne State College. He has written widely on the War of 1812, including the books The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict, The War of 1812: A Short History, Don't Give Up the Ship! Myths of the War of 1812, and, as coauthor, The War of 1812 in the Chesapeake: A Reference Guide to Historic Sites in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia, the last also published by Johns Hopkins. Connie D. Clark is a consultant with Educational Service Unit #2, where she provides guidance and assistance for federally funded Teaching American History Grants. She is coauthor, with Professor Hickey, of Citizen Hamilton: The Wit and Wisdom of an American Founder.

• PrefacePrologue: The Suspense Was Hell1. Endless War in the Atlantic World (1793–1812)2. Canada, Canada, Canada (1812)3. Don't Give Up the Ship (1813)4. Don't Give Up the Soil (1814)5. A Lasting Peace (1815)Epilogue: LegaciesChronologyNotesSuggestions for Further ReadingIndex

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