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Marrin, Albert.

1812, the war nobody won / - 1st ed. - New York : Atheneum, 1985. - 175 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

"Illustrated with photos and prints."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-170) and index.

The Second War with Great Britain -- Disaster on the Frontier -- Fighting Frigates -- The Struggle for the Great Lakes -- Marauders of the Chesapeake -- Old Hickory.

Describes the causes and leading events of the early nineteenth-century conflict between Great Britain and the United States.

Boston Globe/Horn Book Non-fiction Honor, 1985.

ISBN: 0689310757 9780689310751

LCCN: 84021623

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1812-1815

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States--History--War of 1812--Juvenile literature.
United States--History--War of 1812.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
History.
Juvenile works.

LC Class. No.: E354 / .M27 1985

Dewey Class. No.: 973.5/2