
The Second War with England (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy Joel Tyler HeadleyLength16h 10m
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The Second War with England (Vol. 1&2) is Joel Tyler Headley's expansive narrative history of the War of 1812, treating the conflict as a defining test of the young republic's political will, naval daring, and national identity. Written in the vigorous, dramatic prose characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century American historical writing, the work blends military chronicle, patriotic interpretation, and vivid character portraiture. Headley situates battles on land and sea within a larger literary context of republican self-fashioning, where history becomes both instruction and national epic. Joel Tyler Headley was a clergyman, journalist, and prolific popular historian whose works often translated military and political events into morally charged narratives for a broad readership. Born after the war but formed by the antebellum culture that revered Revolutionary memory and national expansion, Headley approached the War of 1812 as a sequel to independence. His interest in heroism, providence, and civic virtue shaped his interpretation of commanders, statesmen, and ordinary soldiers alike. This two-volume work is recommended to readers interested in early American nationalism, nineteenth-century historiography, and the literary construction of war memory. Though modern readers may note its patriotic emphases, Headley's account remains valuable for understanding how Americans of his generation narrated the nation's second conflict with Britain.
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Audiobook details
GenreHistory
Length16 hrs 10 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 3, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1History of the United States During Thomas Jefferson's Administrations (All 4 Volumes) (Annotated)
18CHAPTER XIV. THIRTEENTH CONGRESS. MAY 27, 1813.
2The Second War with England (Vol. 1&2)
19Volume 2
3Volume 1
20CHAPTER I. THE CREEK WAR.
4PREFACE.
21CHAPTER II.
5CHAPTER I. A REVIEW OF THE CAUSES LEADING TO THE SECOND WAR WITH ENGLAND.
22CHAPTER III.
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6CHAPTER II.
23CHAPTER IV.
7CHAPTER III.
24CHAPTER V.
8CHAPTER IV.
25CHAPTER VI.
9CHAPTER V. THE NAVY.
26CHAPTER VII.
10CHAPTER VII.
27CHAPTER VIII.
11CHAPTER VIII.
28CHAPTER IX.
12CHAPTER IX. SECOND SESSION OF THE TWELFTH CONGRESS.
29CHAPTER X. HARTFORD CONVENTION[66]. 1814.
13CHAPTER X.
30CHAPTER XI. THE INVASION.
14CHAPTER XI.
31CHAPTER XII.
15CHAPTER XII.
32CHAPTER XIII. PRIVATEERS.
16CHAPTER XIII.
33CHAPTER XIV. DARTMOOR PRISON.
17CHAPTER XIV. 1813—1814.
34Memorable Quotes