Chapter XXI · Pages 323-338. OUR NAVY IN THE WAR OF 1812.
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Chapter XXI. Pages 323-338. OUR NAVY IN THE WAR OF 1812.
Topics for Collateral Reading.—From this time to the present day McMaster's History of the People of the United States is a storehouse of important and interesting topics. See especially the chapter on "State of the People in 1812," Chapter III, p. 459, and various chapters in Vol. IV. Consult the detailed index to the several volumes for quick reference to the desired topics.
References for Reading.—Abbot's Blue Jackets of 1812; Brooks's Story of the American Sailor; Johnson's War of 1812; Lossing's History of the War of 1812; Roosevelt's Naval War of 1812; Lossing's Story of the United States Navy (for boys).
Outside Readings.—Barnes's Hero of Lake Erie (Commodore Perry); Seawell's Midshipman Paulding (Commodore Paulding); Seawell's Little Jarvis (cruises of the Constellation); Seawell's Decatur and Somers; George Cary Eggleston's three stories: Signal Boys, Captain Sam, and Big Brother.
For Reading or Recitation.—Holmes's Old Ironsides; Key's The Star-Spangled Banner.