Dawn's Early Light

Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4214-0547-6
Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press

Buch, Englisch, 400 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 565 g

Reihe: Maryland Paperback Bookshelf

The heart-pounding tale of the events leading up to and including the Battle of Baltimore and the defense of Fort McHenry.

In the summer of 1814, enemy naval and ground forces made a coordinated assault on Washington, DC, capital of the new republic, and then set their sights on Baltimore, home port to some of the most rapacious American privateers on the high seas. In The Dawn's Early Light, Walter Lord captures these events during the War of 1812.

A native Baltimorean, Lord wrote with great force and feeling of the subsequent defense of Fort McHenry, the circumstances of Francis Scott Key’s writing of “The Star-Spangled Banner,” and the rebirth of a young country. Students consider this book to be one of the best short narratives of the Chesapeake campaign.

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lord, Walter

Weitere Mitwirkende

Sheads, Scott S.

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Besondere Kriege und Kampagnen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Seestreitkräfte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Lord, Walter
Walter Lord (1917–2002) was an American author best known for his documentary-style nonfiction account A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic.

Walter Lord (1917–2002) was an American author best known for his documentary-style nonfiction account A Night to Remember, about the sinking of the RMS Titanic. Scott S. Sheads is a National Park Service Ranger/Historian at Fort McHenry.