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Article: Don't Give Up the Ship!: Myths of the War of 1812.(Book review)
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- The Journal of Southern History
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- November 1, 2007
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Don't Give Up the Ship: Myths of the War of 1812. By Donald R. Hickey. Foreword by Donald E. Graves. (Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, c. 2006. Pp. xxx, 430. $34.95, ISBN 978-0-252-03179-3.)
Don't Give Up the Ship: Myths of the War of 1812 is a detailed, exceedingly well documented examination of the War of 1812 and the major events surrounding the war. Donald R. Hickey provides strong coverage of the political situation as well as thorough discussion of the roles played by women, African Americans, and Native Americans during the war. Readers will also discover that Hickey presents a well-balanced study with extensive details regarding the war ...