This is a famous educational text by Gilbert J. Hunt presenting an account of the War of 1812 in the style of the King James Bible. It starts with President James Madison and the congressional declaration of war and then describes the Burning of Washington, the Battle of New Orleans, and the Treaty of Ghent.

Excerpt from History of the Late War Between Great Britain and the United States of America: With a Retrospective View of the Causes From Whence It Originated; Collected From the Most Authentic Sources, to Which Is Added an Appendix, Containing Public Documents &C., Relating to the Subject K faithful and impartial account of the late war, with a review of the causes from whence it originated, must be hailed with the most exalted enthusiasm by all who can boast the name of. A Briton, and are worthy of the title. In such a work, generations yet. Unborn will trace the foot steps of their ancesters in that glorious struggle for the salvation of their country, and emulate their virtuous ex ample, should they everhe calledoupon for that purpose. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.