A graphic exploration of significant people and events in U.S. history between 1800 and 1830, including the War of 1812 and the burning of Washington, D.C., by the British.
Although they do not know anything about him, the mute young man who shows up on their New York farm at Christmastime in 1813 becomes increasingly important to fourteen-year-old Jessie and her family.
Captain Jack Aubrey, and ship's doctor and spy Stephen Maturin, encounter castaways, shipwrecks, and murder when they set sail for Cape Horn on a mission to foil an American frigate's plan to sabotage English whalers.
It's 1812 and Caroline loves sailing on Lake Ontario with her Papa, but her world turns upside down when a British officer boards their sloop, and takes her father prisoner, in chapter-book format.
Provides an account of Dolley Madison's role as a Washington hostess and First Lady, and discusses her bravery in remaining at the White House during the War of 1812, and saving Gilbert Stuart's life-size portrait of George Washington when retreat became unavoidable. Presented in graphic novel form.
A biography of Tecumseh, chief of the Shawnee people during the late 1700s, describing the battles the Shawnee fought against the white people, as well as the Battle of Tippecanoe, where Tecumseh fought for the British during the War of 1812.
Focuses on the final battle of the War of 1812, which actually took place after the war ended, describes it in the context of the entire conflict, and examines related sites that can be visited today.
An account of the writing of the "Star-Spangled Banner," detailing how Key was actually behind enemy lines at the time seeking release of a captured friend from the British, who would not allow their departure until the bombardment of Baltimore was completed.
