03024nam 2200637Ia 450 991046188060332120200520144314.01-280-69890-X97866136758730-19-996919-1(CKB)2670000000205335(EBL)915564(OCoLC)793996582(SSID)ssj0000642791(PQKBManifestationID)12304075(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642791(PQKBWorkID)10649107(PQKB)11084803(MiAaPQ)EBC915564(Au-PeEL)EBL915564(CaPaEBR)ebr10569224(CaONFJC)MIL367587(EXLCZ)99267000000020533520111017d2012 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe weight of vengeance[electronic resource] the United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812 /Troy BickhamOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20121 online resource (338 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-021781-2 0-19-539178-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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;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 whoInternational relationsGreat BritainForeign relations1800-1837Great BritainForeign relationsUnited StatesUnited StatesForeign relations1801-1815United StatesForeign relationsGreat BritainUnited StatesHistoryWar of 1812CausesUnited StatesHistoryWar of 1812Political aspectsElectronic books.International relations.973.5/2Bickham Troy O883654MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910461880603321The weight of vengeance1973704UNINA