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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461880603321

Autore

Bickham Troy O

Titolo

The weight of vengeance [[electronic resource] ] : the United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812 / / Troy Bickham

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, c2012

ISBN

1-280-69890-X

9786613675873

0-19-996919-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (338 p.)

Disciplina

973.5/2

Soggetti

International relations

Electronic books.

Great Britain Foreign relations 1800-1837

Great Britain Foreign relations United States

United States Foreign relations 1801-1815

United States Foreign relations Great Britain

United States History War of 1812 Causes

United States History War of 1812 Political aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Note on Terms; Introduction; 1. The American Case for War; 2. The British Empire's Case for War; 3. Declaring War; 4. America on the Offensive; 5. The Empire at War; 6. Wartime Opposition in the United States; 7. British Opposition to the War; 8. Ending the War and Constructing the Peace; Conclusion: Who Won the War of 1812?; Abbreviations; Notes; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

In early 1815, Secretary of State James Monroe reviewed the treaty with Britain that would end the War of 1812. The United States Navy was blockaded in port; much of the army had not been paid for nearly a year; the capital had been burned. The treaty offered an unexpected escape from disaster. Yet it incensed Monroe, for the name of Great Britain and its negotiators consistently appeared before those of the United States. ""The United States have acquired a certain rank amongst



nations, which is due to their population and political importance,"" he brazenly scolded the British diplomat who