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ISBN 0-9747685-2-9

Cover Photo by:
Jerome Bird,
Pride of Baltimore, Inc.

1812: REDISCOVERING CHESAPEAKE BAY'S FORGOTTEN WAR
Author: David Healey
Original Title from Bella Rosa Books

Contents

Introduction
Notes and Acknowledgments
1. The Second War of Independence
    An upstart nation takes on the British
2. Re-enacting the War
    Living history and the War of 1812
3. War on the High Seas
    Aboard the Pride of Baltimore II
4. Flames on Chesapeake Bay
    Old Bohemia, the Legend of Kitty Knight and the burning of Georgetown
5. These Times Have Been Troublesome
    Frenchtown, Fort Defiance and the Defense of Elkton
6. Secrets of the Past
    Documenting history at Elk Landing and the Maryland Archaeological Research Facility
7. The Burning of Havre de Grace
    How a lone Irishman took on the Royal Navy
8. Making the Flag
    An independent Baltimore widow creates a national symbol
9. Saving the Flag
    A visit to the Smithsonian Institution
10. Slavery
    African-Americans caught in the middle of the conflict
11. James Madison
    In search of a Founding Father at his Virginia plantation
12. The Star-Spangled Banner
    The story of the national anthem
13. Oh, Say Can He Sing!
    Singing the national anthem at Baltimore's Camden Yards and beyond
14. The Burning of Washington
    A Maryland village becomes capital of the United States for a day
15. The Battle of Caulk's Field
    A moonlit fight brings victory to the Eastern Shore, tragedy to the British
16. By Dawn's Early Light
    Fort McHenry and the Battle of Baltimore
17. Beginning to Forget, Beginning to Remember
    James Madison's dying words and America's new destiny
Epilogue
    What became of the heroes and villains of 1812
"The Star-Spangled Banner"
An 1812 Timeline
Bibliography
About the Author

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