“Captivating … an engaging series of narratives.” Navy holds surprises for even scholars of the era.“ Clearly, the bicentennial of the war that birthed the U.S. Navy … Inspired … couldn’t have done a better job of weaving together first-person accounts of the War of 1812 into a single volume … Spectacular… Jenkins and Taylor’s tapestry of personal reminiscences of the war is sui generis. “Since childhood, I’ve been a War of 1812 buff … Never before, however, have I encountered a book on that war more intellectually engaging than The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Praise for The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. history and a must-read for maritime aficionados and general history buffs alike.

Navy is a sweeping panorama of a defining moment in U.S. Featuring a colorful, diverse cast of characters–from sailors, spies, and ship’s surgeons to commodores, Navy wives, and privateers–and incorporating hundreds of photographs, period illustrations, and contemporary and original maps, The War of 1812 and the Rise of the U.S. Explore historic documents, letters, ephemera, and artifacts, including fascinating finds from the Navy’s most recent underwater excavation of the war’s lost ships.

Riveting firsthand accounts enliven this official sea-level view of the conflict that proved American naval prowess a force to be reckoned with. Discover the epic naval story of the war that threatened to undo our nation in 1812.

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