Dawn's Early Light

AvWalter Lord

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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In the summer of 1814, enemy naval and ground forces made a coordinated assault on Washington, DC, capital of the new republic, and then set their sights on Baltimore, home port to some of the most rapacious American privateers on the high seas. In "The Dawn's Early Light", Walter Lord captures these events during the War of 1812. A native Baltimorean, Lord wrote with great force and feeling of the subsequent defense of Fort McHenry, the circumstances of Francis Scott Key's writing of "The Star-Spangled Banner," and the rebirth of a young country. Students consider this book to be one of the best short narratives of the Chesapeake campaign. This reissue of "The Dawn's Early Light" celebrates the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore. Scott S. Sheads, a National Park Service ranger and specialist on the event, introduces the book, which will remain a popular favorite for years to come.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-08-29
Mått:140 x 216 x 24 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Maryland Paperback Bookshelf
Antal sidor:400
Förlag:Johns Hopkins University Press
Medarbetare:ScottS. Sheads
ISBN:9781421405476

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Walter Lord (1917-2002) was an American author best known for his documentary-style nonfiction account A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Scott S. Sheads is a National Park Service Ranger/Historian at Fort McHenry.

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Still the best account available of the two key battles of the War of 1812... brings the 1814 battles around Washington and Baltimore to life, making them seem terrifying and critical, as they must have seemed to Marylanders at the time. Baltimore City Paper One of the very best books on the War of 1812 ever written. -- Blaine Taylor Captain's Locker This reissue of The Dawn's Early Light celebrates the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore. Scott S. Sheads, a National Park Service ranger and specialist on the event, introduces the book, which will remain a popular favorite for years to come. Lone Star Book Review Compelling and often riveting, The Dawn's Early Light employs a journalistic style that imparts facts while retaining a sense of sensationalism and dramatic color. -- Dave Burford H-War, H-Net Reviews

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword, by Scott S. SheadsPreface1. Sails on the Chesapeake2. "Chastise the Savages"3. Face to Face4. Sleepless Hours5. Time Runs Out6. Bladensburg7. Ordeal by Fire8. Shock Waves9. Focus on Baltimore10. North Point11. For McHenry12. Britain Struggles with Herself12. "The Dawn's Early Light"AcknowledgmentsChapter NotesIndex