![]() ![]() For instance, Taylor shows that most of the people living in what is now Ontario were essentially neutral during the war– or at the very least they tried to avoid getting involved in the conflict. Patriotic Americans looking for celebratory stories will be disappointed by this volume, as will anti-American Canadian undergraduates looking for heroes to add to the Canadian nationalist pantheon. Indeed, if one did not know that the identity of the author, it would be hard to guess his nationality. Taylor is an American, he certainly cannot be accused of bias towards the United States in terms of his choice of archival source or overall interpretation. It is also based on extensive archival research in both Canada and the United States. ![]() This book incorporates recent scholarship, such as Carl Benn’s wonderful study of the Iroquois in the War of 1812. ![]() It’s an important and well-written book, albeit one with one flaw I will discuss below.Īs the bicentennial of the war approaches, I am certain that many people will turn to this work as a reference. I have just finished reading Alan Taylor’s new book The Civil War of 1812: American Citizens, British Subjects, Irish Rebels, & Indian Allies. ![]()
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