Product Overview
From Follett
"Published for the National Portrait Gallery, published in cooperation with Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc."--Title page.;"Published to accompany an exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, June 15, 2012-January 27, 2013"--Title page verso.;Includes bibliographical references and index.;James Madison's America / J.C.A. Stagg -- The War of 1812 : a military history / Donald R. Hickey -- Art and war : truth and myth / Sidney Hart -- Catalogue -- Chronology. Presents 114 color images featured in the National Portrait Gallery exhibition, with an introduction by a curator, and two essays by leading historians.
From the Publisher
This exhibition catalogue delves into the war that solidified the independence of the United States of America, featuring portraits of a diverse range of participants: the major political and military figures of both America and Great Britain; the Native Americans who fought mainly on the British side of the conflict and had the most to lose; the wives of politicians and military officers in Washington, where more subtle struggles occurred; and a slave who helped save one of the nation's treasures.