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For younger readers

Green, Carl R. The War of 1812. Enslow, 2002. With Web links, for readers in grades 4 to 6.

Greenblatt, Miriam. War of 1812. Rev. ed. Facts on File, 2003. For readers in grade 9 and up.

Marquette, Scott. War of 1812. Rourke, 2002. For readers in grades 4 to 7.

Nardo, Don. The War of 1812. Lucent, 2000. For readers in grade 7 and up.

War of 1812

Berton, Pierre. The Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813. McClelland & Stewart, 1980. Popular history of the beginning phases of the War of 1812.

Berton, Pierre. Flames Across the Border, 1813-1814. McClelland & Stewart, 1981. Captivating sequel to Berton's Invasion of Canada, 1812-1813.

Graves, Donald E. Red Coats and Grey Jackets: The Battle of Chippawa, 5 July, 1814. Dundurn, 1994. Engaging account of the last British defeat in the War of 1812.

Heidler, David Stephen, and Jeanne T. Heidler, eds. Encyclopedia of the War of 1812. ABC-CLIO, 1997. Maps, illustrations, and biographies of major and minor players highlight this trove of information on an under-studied but pivotal crisis in North America's history.

Hickey, Donald R. The War of 1812: A Forgotten Conflict. University of Illinois Press, 1989.

Sheppard, George Christopher. Plunder, Profit, and Paroles: A Social History of the War of 1812 in Upper Canada. McGill-Queen's University Press, 1994. Strong social history reveals questionable British conduct during the War of 1812.

Turner, Wesley B. The War of 1812: The War that Both Sides Won. Dundurn, 1990. Balanced and accessible account of the War of 1812, with maps and illustrations.

Watts, Steven. The Republic Reborn: War and the Making of Liberal America, 1790-1820. Johns Hopkins University Press, 1987. Two dozen biographical sketches of prominent and lesser-known Republicans reveal the intellectual underpinnings of America's participation in the War of 1812.

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