Bibliograph

Amongst my best men, African-Americans and the War of 1812, Gerard T. Altoff with an introduction by: Joseph P. Reidy ; maps and illustrations by Robyn Opthoff Lilek

Type

Label

Amongst my best men, African-Americans and the War of 1812, Gerard T. Altoff with an introduction by: Joseph P. Reidy ; maps and illustrations by Robyn Opthoff Lilek

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Amongst my best men

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

34459064

Responsibility statement

Gerard T. Altoff with an introduction by: Joseph P. Reidy ; maps and illustrations by Robyn Opthoff Lilek

Series statement

Local authors project

Sub title

African-Americans and the War of 1812

Summary

The War of 1812 is without a doubt one of the least known of all of America's wars. Mere mention of the war conjures in the average American's mind a series of illusions, misconceptions, and false assumptions. Chief among those fallacies is that the US won the war. Thus it is not surprising that the role of African Americans in the War of 1812 is as misunderstood as the war itself. The principle goal of this book is two fold; to acknowledge that African Americans played a much greater role in the War of 1812 than most people know or suspect and to place that role in context with other campaigns of the War of 1812

Target audience

adult

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