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Title: The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders

Author: Edward H. Bonekemper III

Narrator: Peter Berkrot

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-22-18

Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios - moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission.

In this audiobook, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the 10 biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these 10 blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided.

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Title: Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One: An Alaska Historian's Collection of Treasured Tales

Author: Phyllis Downing Carlson, Laurel Downing Bill

Narrator: Laurel Downing Bill

Format: Unabridged

Length: 7 hrs and 29 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-19-18

Publisher: Aunt Phil's Trunk LLC

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Bringing Alaska history alive!

Aunt Phil's Trunk, winner of the Literary Classics award for best nonfiction series, will keep you spellbound.

If you enjoy entertaining nonfiction short stories, then you will love Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One.

Did you know?

These and dozens more little-known stories fill Aunt Phil's Trunk, Volume One and share Alaska's colorful past up to 1900.

Members Reviews:

Missouri Girl

After a visit to Alaska, I wanted to know more about the History of Alaska. When I saw this book, not only was it filled with History, but, there were tons of pictures to go along with the written History!! I couldn't rest with just one volume,,,I had to have all four volumes! On my second trip to Alaska, I attended the Alaska State Fair in Palmer, Alaska. As we were strolling down the many booths, I looked up and there she was,,,,,Laurel Downing Bill,,,,the author of my four Volume set!!! I was thrilled to death! I begged her to write a 5th Volume and she said it was a work in progress! I was thrilled to meet her and then met her again in Anchorage. We talked for a long time and have been friends ever since. If you love Alaska, then you need all 5 Volumes of this wonderful book!

Brings Alaska's history to life!

AUNT PHIL'S TRUNK, VOL. 1, by Phyllis Downing Carlson and Laurel Downing Bill, is a wonderfully written, eminently readable, and richly illustrated narrative of Alaska's history up to 1900. Ensuing volumes â including one expected to be released within the coming year â continue the story through the 20th century.

I especially loved the wealth of vintage photographs in these pages that made frontier Alaska spring to life. So many cultures and so many characters populate this book: native tribes, Russian and American explorers and fortune hunters, trappers, prospectors, merchants, heroes, shamans, and scalawags. They are all here in their wild and woolly glory, pitting themselves against one of the most beautiful and forbidding landscapes in the world. In pre-1900 Alaska, fortune and disaster are never more than a hair's breadth apart.

AUNT PHIL'S TRUNK is full of well-researched tales both wonderful and tragic. Written in a clear, coherent, and evocative voice, it is a fascinating window to Alaska's wild past. Highly recommended!

Alaska History

Just started reading, but so far, so good.

I love history, especially about Alaska

I love history, especially about Alaska, my home state. Quite a few historical pictures as well. Easy to read and informative.

Interesting and amazing. I will be reading all the others soon

Interesting and amazing. I will be reading all the others soon.

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Title: African American History

Subtitle: A Captivating Guide to the People and Events that Shaped the History of the United States

Author: Captivating History

Narrator: Duke Holm

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-16-18

Publisher: Captivating History

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 25 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Explore captivating stories and facts about African American history!

The history of African Americans is a long and tragic chronicle of events. The people who dared to stand up and speak out against the systemic cruelty and oppression were often brutally killed for their efforts. This has created a rich tapestry of defiant and courageous leaders and followers who have gradually pressed for the evolution of thought within the United States of America.

Discover personal stories, struggles, and achievements of people like:

Some of the topics covered in this audiobook include:

Listen to this audiobook now to learn more!

Members Reviews:

Very Well Explained

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This is well written and will teach the listeners a lot! A little too elementary for most adults but many probably don't know the subject matter. So all will learn from this book.

Great Guide

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The story makes the history lessons a bit easier to digest more than a standard textbook reading. Quickly becoming a fan of this author's work!

Absolutely Amazing

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This book is absolutely amazing. The story within the story adds texture and makes the story that much more interesting. Then to enhance the story by introducing black inventors who are scientist and engineers to life adds additional depth. Thanks to the authors for bringing this book to life. A job well done.

Interesting informative

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Interesting and very informative not a bad book at all. Short and to the point. Perfect and easy to understand.

I'm Happy With This

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I bought this for my college class, and it's one book I don't plan on selling back anytime soon. It's highly informative, insightful and personal. I truly loved listening to the compilation of these stories and it's certainly a resource.

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Title: The Gettysburg Address

Author: Abraham Lincoln

Narrator: Robertson Dean

Format: Unabridged

Length: 3 mins

Language: English

Release date: 01-02-18

Publisher: Dreamscape Media, LLC

Ratings: 5 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The Gettysburg Address, delivered by Lincoln on November 19, 1863, in the aftermath of a narrow, bloody Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg, is considered one of the greatest speeches in American history.

Members Reviews:

but all the same it's an excellent and worthwhile and very short document to read

The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln is 200 words long, in ten sentences, and is one of the masterpieces of American political speech in defending the universality of human rights and the legitimacy of republican government. It is also available for free for those who want to read it from time on their e-readers. Seriously, downloading this document should be a no-brainer. Students used to have to memorize this task, and it is one of those writings that deserves to be read and reflected on over and over again. Given its recognized greatness, I am aware that what I say about this document is entirely redundant, but all the same it's an excellent and worthwhile and very short document to read, and one that deserves its fame.

5 review

Interesting take on Lincoln. For some contemporary views of Lincoln you'll also want to read the following 99-cent historic ebooks:

1The Real Lincoln: From the Testimony of His Contemporaries (1904)

2The suppressed Truth about the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln (1922)

3The Inner Life of Abraham Lincoln: Six Months at the White House (1867)

4Personal Recollections of President Abraham Lincoln, General Ulysses S. Grant and General William T. Sherman

5Licoln and the Matson Slave Case

6The Outbreak of Rebellion

7Abraham Lincoln

8Memories of the White House: The Home Life of Our Presidents from Lincoln to Roosevelt (1911)

9Abraham Lincoln (1917) (Heroes and Leaders in American History)

10Abraham Lincoln

It's riveting and important

Watching Steven Spielbergâs movie reminded me that I had never actually read the Gettyburgâs address. Born and raised in Europe I only learned the highlights and about the speechâs historical significance.

Reading the famous speech was a riveting experience.

The following lines hit home:

ââ It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated

here to the unfinished work which they

who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.

It is rather for us to be here

dedicated to the great task

remaining before us ... â

Donât these words apply to so many other issues: the extinction of poverty, saving the environment, creating a stable peaceful environment for allâ and so much more?

A must read for all! These lines will never lose significance!

Gisela Hausmann, author & blogger

American leadership at it's best!

If asked what great Americans past or present I would like to meet, Abraham Lincoln would definitely be in the top 10. His eloquent words stir the mind and the soul. They not only acknowledge the terrible state of our country during the Civil War but also give hope about what our country could become. It's been said that he wrote the Gettysburg Address while suffering from scarlet fever, if so he did an amazing job of overcoming his own pain and suffering to bring hope to our nation.

Great book

Historically correct book

Wonderfully read

Great great great great

Great great great great

Lincoln was a great man great man

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Title: The Early Morning of War: Bull Run, 1861 (Campaigns and Commanders Series)

Author: Edward G. Longacre

Narrator: Aaron Killian

Format: Unabridged

Length: 22 hrs and 30 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-27-17

Publisher: University Press Audiobooks

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

When Union and Confederate forces squared off along Bull Run on July 21, 1861, the Federals expected this first major military campaign would bring an early end to the Civil War. But when Confederate troops launched a strong counterattack, both sides realized the war would be longer and costlier than anticipated. First Bull Run, or First Manassas, set the stage for four years of bloody conflict that forever changed the political, social, and economic fabric of the nation. It also introduced the commanders, tactics, and weaponry that would define the American way of war through the turn of the twentieth century.

This crucial campaign receives its most complete and comprehensive treatment in Edward G. Longacres The Early Morning of War. A magisterial work by a veteran historian, The Early Morning of War blends narrative and analysis to convey the full scope of the campaign of First Bull Runits drama and suspense as well as its practical and tactical underpinnings and ramifications. Also woven throughout are biographical sketches detailing the backgrounds and personalities of the leading commanders and other actors in the unfolding conflict.

Longacre has combed previously unpublished primary sources, including correspondence, diaries, and memoirs of more than four hundred participants and observers, from ranking commanders to common soldiers and civilians affected by the fighting.

The book is published by University of Oklahoma Press.

Edward Longacre has applied his considerable skills as a biographer to a vivid piece of American history, injecting humanity and fresh insight to the story of the Civil War's first major battle. (John Hennessy, author of Return to Bull Run)

"Extensively researched and full of fresh insights and information offers a remarkably thorough, highly readable account" (Ethan S. Rafuse, author of McClellan's War)

Members Reviews:

As always Edward Longacre shows not only the depth of ...

As always Edward Longacre shows not only the depth of his subject knowledge but his ability to convey this to the reader in an informative manner.

Five Stars

An astute historian and impeccable writer

Four Stars

Great book!

Manassas Masterpiece

For those of us following the War's 150th observances now enmeshed in the dire, dark days of 1864, a book on First Manassas lightens the load. Strange to say, as warriors step onto the Plains to begin their fateful march through four years of cataclysmic violence, this battle paints a scene almost fresh and innocent compared to what was to come. We encounter men in obscure positions whose names soon rise to martial immortality, while others' promising journeys forever end here. In contrast with battles later in the War, one is struck in this narrative by the pervasive sense of hope--for glory, for victory and, depending on which side, for union or independence.

Of course, such impressions arise from safe Sesquicentennial musings; the bullets and shells of First Manassas surely wounded and killed as lethally as those of Cold Harbor or Fort Fisher or Ezra Church, and Edward Longacre turns a story that is anything but light. This book takes us through the military, political, public, and individual perspectives leading up to, emerging during, and following First Bull Run.

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Title: American Civil War: A History from Beginning to End

Author: Hourly History

Narrator: Grant Finley

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 4 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-22-17

Publisher: Hourly History

Ratings: 2 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Beginning with the birth of the nation, slavery divided and caused conflict for the United States of America, worsening during the country's early decades as the practice became more economically vital. Finally, in 1861, the American Civil War erupted after the election of President Abraham Lincoln.

Never acknowledging the Souths right to secede, Lincoln and the North fought the South through four long, bloody, destructive years; much longer than anyone thought the war would last.

Inside you will hear about....

By 1865, more than 700,000 American soldiers and civilians were dead (including Lincoln himself), a race of people had been freed from bondage, and an entire country needed to rebuild. The Civil War is of such crucial importance to the history of the United States not just because of these factors, but also because its legacy still lives on.

Members Reviews:

The Civil War Again?

Mr Freeman has done it again. He has created a work though short which is able to capture the essence of another period of history. I have read several of the Charles River like publications, and Freeman is never a disappointment. True this work is a summation of the American Civil War, and one can argue much is omitted. But Freeman claims nothing more. What he is able to do in his summary is capture the tone, the feel, the humanity of the period and offer the reader a spark to further his study of a particular aspect this tragic era. Or Freeman will offer a reader the opportunity to reflect on why the American Civil War has such a hold still on the South. Either way American Civil War is worth the effort. Well done, Mr. Freeman

more like a summery of the events

A bit brief, more like a summery of the events. If that is all you are looking for, this is your book. Give you an idea and from there look up events and places you need to know more about.

As an immigrant American of some years, my knowledge ...

As an immigrant American of some years, my knowledge of the Civil War was limited to the highlights. President Lincoln's speeches, Gettysburg, cotton and slavery were covered but little of the aftermath, Reconstruction and the long tail of racialism.

This 45 page gem has gone long way to spur my determination to read a lot more about the cornerstone of American history.

Our nation's problems must be solved in a constructive & collective manner.

The American Civil War tore our nation apart over the major issue of slavery though I think it made us stronger in its aftermath.

Short review of long and complicated and costly war.

This is the best overview of the American Civil war I have read. The author clearly interprets all the reasons for the war, it was not just about slavery. There are many books out there detailing all the battles and the lengthy descriptions of such but this cuts to the chase. I highly recommend reading this very informative overview, you will be happy that you did and you will learn much.

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Title: Summary of White Trash: Includes Key Takeaways & Analysis

Author: FastReads

Narrator: Lisa Negron

Format: Unabridged

Length: 34 mins

Language: English

Release date: 12-15-17

Publisher: FastReads

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

Through extensive, detailed research, Nancy Isenberg has moved the story of American class tensions out from the shadows and given it new voice. Her richly detailed book, White Trash, chronicles over 400 years of American class tensions and seeks to give context for why these class prejudices are so pervasive in the "land of equal opportunity".

This FastReads Summary and Analysis offers supplementary material to White Trash: The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective. Whether you'd like to deepen your understanding, refresh your memory, or simply decide whether or not this book is for you, FastReads Summary and Analysis is here to help. Absorb everything you need to know in under 20 minutes!

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Original book summary overview:

Despite the recent election results in America pushing class concerns back into the limelight, the truth is that America has been struggling with its class identity for centuries. Since the time of British colonial settlement, millions of Americans have found themselves in an unwelcoming society eager to brand them as "waste people" and push them to the outskirts of society. Isenberg's incredibly thorough and groundbreaking book, White Trash, details the long history of class in America.

Please note: This is a summary, analysis, and review of the book and not the original book. This analysis is meant as a supplement to and not a replacement for White Trash.

Members Reviews:

it was fine - a brief synopsis of a much longer work ...

For what it was, it was fine - a brief synopsis of a much longer work with the most important facts to remember pointed out at the end of each chapter. I guess the purpose of this summary, which is not free, is to get you to buy the entire book. I don't know if I will do that - for one thing, since this was a 26 page e-publication, it should have been free. Even though it was only $2.99, this feels like I'm paying for an ad. That's enough.

I received a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

This book is about the white trash in America that began in the Colonial Times. The book points out that many of first white settlers in America were not rich or necessarily devout Christians, but were a group of outcasts that England was "happy to be rid of." From then on, there became a social order where some had power and others did not. Although times have changed, the author points out that there is still a prejudice towards poor white people. This summary gives a quick overview on what the book is about and then lists and analyzes eleven key takeaways that highlight the main points of the original book. If you enjoy history and sociology I think you will enjoy the book. The summary won't take you very long to read and can help you decide if you'd like to take the time to read the original.

and shows that the poor and disadvantaged in the U

Summary of White Trash by Nancy Isenberg from Instaread is a comprehensive analysis of Isenbergâs book, complete with copious references, that is a must-read for anyone who wants to see behind the screen of political rhetoric, especially that of the present day, and shows that the poor and disadvantaged in the U.S.

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Title: Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an

Subtitle: Islam and the Founders

Author: Denise A. Spellberg

Narrator: Jo Anna Perrin

Format: Unabridged

Length: 13 hrs and 25 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-17

Publisher: Tantor Audio

Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 3 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

In this original and illuminating book, Denise A. Spellberg reveals a little-known but crucial dimension of the story of American religious freedom - a drama in which Islam played a surprising role. In 1765, 11 years before composing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson bought a Qur'an. This marked only the beginning of his lifelong interest in Islam, and he would go on to acquire numerous books on Middle Eastern languages, history, and travel, taking extensive notes on Islam as it relates to English common law. Jefferson sought to understand Islam notwithstanding his personal disdain for the faith, a sentiment prevalent among his Protestant contemporaries in England and America. But unlike most of them, by 1776 Jefferson could imagine Muslims as future citizens of his new country.

Based on groundbreaking research, Spellberg compellingly recounts how a handful of the Founders, Jefferson foremost among them, drew upon Enlightenment ideas about the toleration of Muslims (then deemed the ultimate outsiders in Western society) to fashion out of what had been a purely speculative debate a practical foundation for governance in America.

Critic Reviews:

"Fascinating.... Revelatory.... Thomas Jefferson's Qur'an breaks fresh ground." (The New York Times Book Review)

Members Reviews:

Not That Interesting

Boring compared to the Jefferson Bible. Jefferson was a philosopher and brought ideas in from all world views. Was he a Muslim, no. However, he did pick and choose a little of this and a little of that. The book would have been better if it had more of Jeffersonâs writings and less opinions.

Five Stars

Great service and product.

In the preface the author talks about how cool it was that our country's ancestors were eager to ...

Not on the scale of the Jefferson Bible. I would have preferred his own version of what the Qur'an meant to him. In the preface the author talks about how cool it was that our country's ancestors were eager to learn about other major religions - and I quite agree - instead of wholesale turning away from the knowledge and message in the Qur'an and other holy books - we all must learn from all the great texts and move forward. Ban or disrespecting any set of people's beliefs shows little humanity. I guess I did get more out of this that I first thought. I need to read it closer now.

Setting the Record Straight

I take issue with the previous reviewer, Shaun Kennedy, who has perpetrated erroneous charges against Spellberg's meticulous documentation, while perpetrating three factual errors of his own. If he had read the book, and there's little evidence he has, he would have seen that the pivotal quote Jefferson noted from John Locke may be found in Chapter 3, p.106, note 183. The reference is directly to the Papers of Thomas Jefferson, volume 1, p. 548. Second, to confirm that Jefferson considered Muslim civil rights, Spellberg includes an illustration of Jefferson's actual handwritten reference to Muslims from John Locke reproduced on p. 107. (The original is in the Library of Congress.) Third, Kennedy is wrong about the source of the quotation, which he says is from "The Second Treatise" instead of Spellberg's correct identification of the quotation from Locke's A Letter Concerning Toleration (1689).

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Title: American History

Subtitle: US History: An Overview of the Most Important People and Events in the History of United States, from Indians to Contemporary History of America

Author: William D. Willis

Narrator: Ronald Fox

Format: Unabridged

Length: 5 hrs and 48 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-21-17

Publisher: William D. Willis

Ratings: 1 of 5 out of 1 votes

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

From colonization to the space race, this is the story of Americas successes and failures. Learn how a little settlement of a few hundred colonists grew to be one of the most powerful nations in the world. US History: An Overview of the Most Important People and Events in the History of United States, from Indians to Contemporary History of America follows the roller-coaster of events that drove the United States to become a modern superpower. This quick tour through the most significant events in US history reveals the mistakes that tore a country apart as well as the triumphs that rebuilt and bolstered it.

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Meet the historical juggernauts who made the United States into what it is today including Christopher Columbus, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Richard Nixon and more. Learn how the Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, industrialization, labor movement, WWI, Prohibition, the Great Depression, WWII, the Cold War, and the space race molded a nation.

Start your journey through American history today with US History: An Overview of the Most Important People and Events in the History of United States, from Indians to Contemporary History of America.

Members Reviews:

Entertaining and Educational History Overview

Review: AMERICAN HISTORY by William D. Willis

After reading several history books by this author, I've found him a reliable source for presenting facts, drawing timelines, delineating events and personages, and placing it all in a sensible and comprehensible framework. He has an enjoyable writing manner, emphasizing positives, and inspires readers to research further for themselves, using his work as a background springboard. In AMERICAN HISTORY, William D. Willis presents a more in-depth narrative of the extensive and varied history of the United States.

Great History to a great nation

Follow the trends and events that led to the shaping of the most powerful country in the world.The book will guide you to the history of America and how the events that took place in the past contributed to the development and reformation of the present and the men that also partook of it.

Five Stars

Very interesting.

Just how steady and confident the great American are

This book shows just how steady and confident the great American actually are. I really enjoy reading this synopsis of US history, and that it has inspired me to read further!

A very rich and entertaining account of US history.

What a great find! This book is a truly informative yet entertaining reading about the whole history of the USA. Starting from the arrival of Columbus going up to the Watergate, passing by the preparation of the Constitution, this book brings everything you would need to know in order to understand the nature of this country. I believe this read is not only useful for people who want to get informed, but also very important to students as well.

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Title: War of 1812

Subtitle: A History from Beginning to End

Author: Henry Freeman

Narrator: Mike Norgaard

Format: Unabridged

Length: 1 hr and 7 mins

Language: English

Release date: 11-14-17

Publisher: Henry Freeman

Genres: History, American

Publisher's Summary:

The War of 1812 is often forgotten when we think about the history of the United States. Yet, the effects of what seems a minor and insignificant conflict are far-reaching, even to today. The world settled into the roles it would play out for decades, and the boundaries of the United States and Canada would be set for the next two hundred years.

Inside you will read about....

Unlikely heroes would rise, leading to eventual power, while Native Americans would play out their own struggle on a backdrop of bloodshed and intrigue.

Members Reviews:

A Great Historical Account of the Second War of Independence! !!

"The War of 1812; A History from Beggining to End", provides the reader with an excellent historical chronical of the war that ensured the lasting independence and soverignity of the United States (US). Through use of numerous primary and secondary source materials and a well written narrative the author delivers an excellent read. He begins by demonstrating that the hostilities that became the War of 1812 had actually existed between the British and Americans to before the French Indian War (1754-1763), including the the American Revolution (1775-1783), and after because of a generalized view within Great Britian's that if not for the seeminly unending wars with France since the mid 18th Century the upstart United States might not have lost its colonial status. This view led to the numerous hostile incidents of British watships interfering with US shipping and the tmpressment of American sailors/citizens into British service throughout the 1800s. These hostilites between the US and Britian boiled over when the US discovered that England had begun supplying Native Americans in Canada with weapons and a promise to restore all lands in what would later be considered the American Midwest to the natives. And so on June 18, 1812, the War they had been fighting for years officially began. The author provides an excellent account and analysis of the key events of the war which ended on Christmas Eve 1814, when US and British representatives signed a treaty in Ghent, Belgium. In the treaty both sides agreed to reinstate all lands to the state they existed in 1811. In effect the war ended in a stalemate.

This book was researched, written and published by Hourly Histories. Hourly Histories are a rather extensive collection of concise historical accounts designed to provide the reader with all the information they required to have a fairly comprehensive knowlede about important people, places, and events in approximately one hour. Further their greater purpose is to increase reader's interest in history and promote further reading of history books.

While the War of 1812 ended in basically in a draw, the author discusses some important outcomesI found interesting. They include:

The peace that resulted between the US and Great Britain has continued for over two centuries. During that time the countries have acted as friends and allies in the international arena and many might argue that Britian is our closes and most important ally, and hopefully this relationship will continue in years to come.

In Canada the War had an importance that makes it something every school child learns about, probably more so than their US counterparts. To them the war was a fight for national survival against US oppression. Their suspicion of the American way of life then influenced their own government as they became an independent nation.