Poltroons and Patriots
Title | Poltroons and Patriots PDF eBook |
Author | Dr. Glenn Tucker |
Publisher | Pickle Partners Publishing |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 2018-04-03 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1789121280 |
Author Glenn Tucker’s interest in research on the War of 1812 was piqued whilst he was employed as a newspaperman in Washington, D.C. “I wanted to find out what truly occurred when the British occupied the American capital in 1814. Nothing like Ross’s seizure of the capital of a great power with a small attacking force has happened elsewhere in modern times. No other event gives so clear a view of the trials of our young government. Searching out the details of Ross’s conquest, I found them gripping, but meagerly reported and often with a farcical touch. Often the incidents, which many have regarded as humiliating and have wished forgotten, abound in human interest and pointed lesson. “The interest and significance of the story of the Ross expedition led me to the story of the entire war. Study of the war as a whole revealed strong contrast of cowardice and courage. I have been amazed by the poltroonery and incompetence of some of the generals and cabinet members; I have been stirred by the patriotic devotion of James Monroe, by the flashing genius of Henry Clay, by the patience and true greatness of James Madison. And I discovered that not only men of high position played exciting roles in the war. Soldiers, seamen, newsmen, couriers and many others, whose names are now obscure, played brilliant, if brief, scenes—some comic, some adventurous, some tragic. “The course of the War of 1812, like that of all wars, was determined as much by emotion as by economic and political pressures. Men acted and reacted violently, passionately. Today the wisdom and courage of some of their deeds evoke tremendous respect; the foolhardiness of others evokes laughter. Throughout these volumes I have made an effort to discern the thoughts and feelings of the people whose actions wove the variegated pattern of the war.”
Pointe Coupee's Patriots
Title | Pointe Coupee's Patriots PDF eBook |
Author | Randy Decur |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 2016-11-15 |
Genre | Creoles |
ISBN | 9781523261765 |
"This is the almost once forgotten story of a few dozen men from Point Coupee who fought in Bernando Galvez' Spanish army during the American Revolution. These French Creole soldiers who made up the Point Coupee Militia participated in capturing Baton Rouge from the British through the battles of Manchac and Baton Rouge. The Louisiana Colony was far removed from the 13 original colonies, yet still played an important role in the American Revolution by keeping the Mississippi River out of British control. Inside is their story, focusing on the men whose names appear on a 1777 roll call of the Pointe Coupee Militia"--back cover.
The Woman Patriot
Title | The Woman Patriot PDF eBook |
Author | Minnie Bronson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 1918 |
Genre | Women |
ISBN |
The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America Register, Lineages of Associates, 1993-2000: Nos. 2815-3999
Title | The Order of the Founders and Patriots of America Register, Lineages of Associates, 1993-2000: Nos. 2815-3999 PDF eBook |
Author | Order of the Founders and Patriots of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 992 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Registers of births, etc |
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Revolutionary Ancestors of the Louisiana Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1895-1989
Title | Revolutionary Ancestors of the Louisiana Society of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 1895-1989 PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 344 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Louisiana |
ISBN |
Report
Title | Report PDF eBook |
Author | Louisiana. Department of State |
Publisher | |
Pages | 84 |
Release | 1892 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Newspaper Files
Title | Newspaper Files PDF eBook |
Author | Louisiana State University Library |
Publisher | |
Pages | 488 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Newspapers |
ISBN |