Reviews
Still the best account available of the two key battles of the War of 1812... brings the 1814 battles around Washington and Baltimore to life, making them seem terrifying and critical, as they must have seemed to Marylanders at the time.
One of the very best books on the War of 1812 ever written.
This reissue of The Dawn's Early Light celebrates the bicentennial of the Battle of Baltimore. Scott S. Sheads, a National Park Service ranger and specialist on the event, introduces the book, which will remain a popular favorite for years to come.
Compelling and often riveting, The Dawn’s Early Light employs a journalistic style that imparts facts while retaining a sense of sensationalism and dramatic color.
Book Details
Foreword, by Scott S. Sheads
Preface
1. Sails on the Chesapeake
2. "Chastise the Savages"
3. Face to Face
4. Sleepless Hours
5. Time Runs Out
6. Bladensburg
7. Ordeal by Fire
8. Shock Waves
9. Focus on
Foreword, by Scott S. Sheads
Preface
1. Sails on the Chesapeake
2. "Chastise the Savages"
3. Face to Face
4. Sleepless Hours
5. Time Runs Out
6. Bladensburg
7. Ordeal by Fire
8. Shock Waves
9. Focus on Baltimore
10. North Point
11. For McHenry
12. Britain Struggles with Herself
12. "The Dawn's Early Light"
Acknowledgments
Chapter Notes
Index