War of 1812 Subject Guide LRC@TCC

Scope: Sources for the study of the War of 1812
Call number areas to browse: E351.5-364.9
Keywords to search:
Great Britain, Battle of New Orleans, James Madison, Dolley Madison, Francis Scott Key, Battle of Baltimore, Washington, D.C., flags
Subjects to search (Library of Congress):
United States--History--War of 1812
--Camppaigns
--Causes
--Flags
--Influence
--Naval Operations
Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
Star-spangled Banner (Song)

Books in our library catalog: 
Gale Virtual Reference Library (r)
The Fight for a Free Sea; A Chronicle of the War of 1812 (E173 .C55 vol. 17)
Mr. Madison's War : Politics, Diplomacy, and Warfare in the Early American Republic, 1783-1830 (E357 .S79 1983)
The War of 1812 (E354 .C7)
Encyclopedia of the War of 1812 (REF E354 .H46 1997)

Library Resources (r): 

Humanities International Complete

Academic Search Complete

Military & Government CollectionAmerica: History and Life
OmniFile Full Text Select (Wilson)

Internet Resources: 
War of 1812 reviews books and offers, extensive links, and the largest collection of War of 1812 images on the Internet.

War of 1812 links to the battles.

Timeline of War of 1812 lists overview of the movement and battles during the War of 1812.

Documents on The American War of 1812 historical accounts of the War of 1812 can be examined through a list of correspondence, newspaper editorials, and military records and personal letters.

The Burning of Washington letter written by Dolley Madison to her sister the day before Washington, D.C. was burned by British forces.