The other War of 1812 : the Patriot War and the American invasion of Spanish East Florida
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Published
Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2007.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 370 pages ; 23 cm.
Status
Hudson Regional Library - BOOK - Adult
973.5 CUSICK
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973.5 CUSICK
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Published
Athens : University of Georgia Press, 2007.
Language
English
Notes
General Note
Originally published: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2003.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-362) and index.
Description
Resurrecting a forgotten chapter in transatlantic history, James G. Cusick tells how, just before the United States went to war against Great Britain in 1812, an ill-advised invasion of a Spanish colony became a stage on which the young republic clumsily acted out its imperial ambitions and racial fears. With the halfhearted backing of President James Madison and Secretary of State James Monroe, a party of Georgians invaded East Florida, confident that partisans there would help them swiftly wrest the colony away from Spain. The raid was a strategic and political disaster. Few sympathizers materialized, official U.S. support dissolved, and an extended guerrilla war ensued. This was the ʺother war of 1812,ʺ or the Patriot War. Cusick, a lively storyteller as well as a meticulous scholar, conveys the savagery of the borderlands conflict that pitted American adventurers and anti-Spanish partisans against Spanish loyalists and their allies, who included Seminole Indians and escaped slaves. At the same time, Cusick looks at the American motivations behind the invasion, including apprehensions about Floridaʾs growing population of unregulated blacks and geopolitical intrigues involving Spain, Britain, and France. Book cover
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LC Subjects
Filibusters -- Florida -- History -- 19th century.
Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1784-1821.
Florida -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836.
Mathews, George, -- 1739-1812.
Spain -- Military relations -- United States.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
United States -- Military relations -- Spain.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
Florida -- History -- Spanish colony, 1784-1821.
Florida -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
Madison, James, -- 1751-1836.
Mathews, George, -- 1739-1812.
Spain -- Military relations -- United States.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
United States -- Military relations -- Spain.
United States -- Territorial expansion.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cusick, J. G. (2007). The other War of 1812: the Patriot War and the American invasion of Spanish East Florida . University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cusick, James G. 2007. The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida. University of Georgia Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cusick, James G. The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida University of Georgia Press, 2007.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cusick, James G. The Other War of 1812: The Patriot War and the American Invasion of Spanish East Florida University of Georgia Press, 2007.
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