war of 1812

Chronicles the events of the War of 1812, covering U.S. president James Madison's declaration of war on Great Britain, the history of "The Star-Spangled Banner," the Battle of New Orleans, the life and leadership of Andrew Jackson, and the role of the ironclad battleships in the fight.

Presents a history of Maryland, from the early 1600s when the land was chartered to Cecilius Calvert, Lord Baltimore, by the king of England, to its admission to statehood in 1788.