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Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814 Baltimore, Battle of, Baltimore, Md., 1814 Juvenile literature Flags United States History 19th century Juvenile literature Key, Francis Scott 1779-1843 United States History War of 1812 United States History War of 1812 Campaigns United States History War of 1812 Fiction United States History War of 1812 Flags Juvenile literature United States History War of 1812 Influence United States History War of 1812 Juvenile fictionBlack, Jeremy.
Summary: Explores both the military and diplomatic events that focus on the actions of the British during the War of 1812, comparing it to other conflicts in Europe during this time frame.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Oklahoma Press 2009
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 BLABartoletti, Susan Campbell.
Summary: Relates events of the 1814 Battle of Baltimore as seen through the eyes of twelve-year-old Caroline Pickersgill, who had worked with her family and their servants to sew the enormous flag which waved over Fort McHenry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 BARTaylor, Alan
Summary: Recreates the events that inspired hundreds of slaves to pressure British admirals into becoming liberators by using their intimate knowledge of the countryside to transform the war.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975.503 TAYSummary: A collection of letters, speeches, diary entries, newspaper and magazine articles, memoir excerpts, poems, sermons, songs, and military reports that provide a rich first-hand panorama of the War of 1812 as it was experienced by a wide range of participants: Americans, Britons, Canadians, and Indians.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 HICMcCully, Emily Arnold.
Summary: In 1813, nine-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps the residents of Saint Michaels, Maryland, as they defend their town against the British.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2002
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MCCBenn, Carl
Summary: Examines the events leading up to the War of 1812 and the major phases of the war, and describes the views of all parties--the Indians and the Canadians as well as the United States and Great Britain.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Pub. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 BENErnst, Kathleen
Summary: When her father is taken prisoner by the British, Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812, tries to help her family run their shipyard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNLambert, Nancy (Nancy R.)
Summary: Tells the story behind the original nineteenth-century national treasure that inspired the poem by Francis Scott Key and the American national anthem, while sharing insights into how the Smithsonian cares for the flag.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2016
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Summary: During the War of 1812, Caroline finds evidence that someone is smuggling precious supplies to the British and fears that the traitor may be her own uncle. Includes an "Inside Caroline's World" essay about smuggling during the War of 1812.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl 2015
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNMolotsky, Irvin.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 MOLFlatt, Lizann.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 FLALangguth, A. J.
Summary: In the second and final war of independence, Madison leads an unprepared nation into a struggle that will establish the United States as a major world power and stake its claim to the entire continent. Before the outcome is decided, the war will have engulfed land and sea, with a disastrous U.S. defeat at Detroit and epic naval campaigns on the Great Lakes. After the Americans sack Toronto, the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 LANMinahan, John A.
Summary: During the War of 1812, when British soldiers threaten the town of Scituate, Massachusetts, young Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail, daughters of the local lighthouse keeper, find a way to save both him and the town.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pippin Press 1995
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE MINErnst, Kathleen
Summary: When her father is taken prisoner by the British, Caroline Abbott, a young girl living during the War of 1812, tries to help her family run their shipyard.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Pub. 2012
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2 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNJohnson, Robin (Robin R.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.52 JOHMilford, Kate
Summary: "A quest story to find the three pieces of a magical engine which can either win the War of 1812...or stop it altogether"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Henry Holt and Company 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction, Call number: J FIC MILErnst, Kathleen
Summary: A modern-day girl finds herself on the shore of Lake Ontario during the War of 1812, and as she and and Caroline Abbott experience life in this turbulent time, the reader is invited to choose how the twosome might help the Americans beat the British.
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Publisher / Publication Date: American Girl Publishing 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC ERNCopies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC AMEBorneman, Walter R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 BORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 BORDaughan, George C.
Contents: Roots of war -- Free trade and sailors' rights -- Jefferson's embargo and the slide toward war -- Madison's strategy -- The United States declares war -- Blue-water victories -- The Constitution and the Guerriere -- Ripe apples and bitter fruit: the Canadian invasion -- Canadian disasters accumulate -- More blue-water victories -- The Constitution and the Java -- A sea change -- Napoleon and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.52 DAUKilmeade, Brian
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.5 KILKilmeade, Brian
Summary: Another history pageturner from the authors of the #1 bestsellers George Washington's Secret Six Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson. A native of Tennessee who had witnessed the horrors of the Revolutionary War and Indian attacks, he was glad America had finally decided to confront repeated British aggression. But he feared that President Madison's men were overlooking...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Random House 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.5 KILCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.5 KILCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: 973.5 KILSnow, Peter
Summary: Chronicles the burning of Washington, DC at the hands of the British during the War of 1812, documenting the escape of the first family and the Battle of Fort McHenry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 975 SNOFulton, Kristen
Summary: Discover the story of the girl who sewed the American flag that inspired the lyrics of the National Anthem in this beautifully illustrated celebration of our country’s iconic symbol for freedom. Caroline Pickersgill came from a family of the best flag makers in Baltimore. She and her family proudly stitched the grand flag that gallantly whipped in the wind over Fort McHenry. But when the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Margaret K. McElderry Books 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 FulKulling, Monica.
Summary: Describes the man and the story behind the creation of America's national anthem, profiling Francis Scott Key as a busy and respected political advisor who was inspired to write his famous poem after witnessing the Battle of Fort McHenry.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House Children's Books 2012