LEADER 03021nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910790369003321 005 20230801223332.0 010 $a0-19-994262-5 010 $a1-280-69890-X 010 $a9786613675873 010 $a0-19-996919-1 035 $a(CKB)2670000000205335 035 $a(EBL)915564 035 $a(OCoLC)793996582 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000642791 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12304075 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000642791 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10649107 035 $a(PQKB)11084803 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC915564 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL915564 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10569224 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL367587 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000205335 100 $a20111017d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe weight of vengeance$b[electronic resource] $ethe United States, the British empire, and the War of 1812 /$fTroy Bickham 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (338 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-021781-2 311 $a0-19-539178-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aCover; 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; 330 $aIn 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 606 $aInternational relations 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$y1800-1837 607 $aGreat Britain$xForeign relations$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$y1801-1815 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zGreat Britain 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yWar of 1812$xCauses 607 $aUnited States$xHistory$yWar of 1812$xPolitical aspects 615 0$aInternational relations. 676 $a973.5/2 700 $aBickham$b Troy O$01499540 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910790369003321 996 $aThe weight of vengeance$93777533 997 $aUNINA