Primary sources: United States History to 1865
Battle of Lake Erie
There may be secondary sources included within these links. It is your responsibility to evaluate the source and determine if it is primary or secondary
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American Battlefield Trust: Battle of Lake ErieAn account of the battle written in 1814
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Battle of Lake ErieCollection of documents written chiefly by Admiral Perry. Download a pdf directly from the site
The War of 1812
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History of the American War of 1812. . .This was written at the time of the war and is available to download from the Library of Congress
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The Papers of Andrew JacksonWritings of Andrew Jackson broken down by years. Includes his correspondence from the war years
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Primary Sources: War of 1812Contains 4 first-person accounts from the War of 1812
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Recollections of the War of 1812E-book published by Project Gutenberg, the book offers a first-hand account of the war from a Canadian doctor
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War of 1812 from the Library of CongressMany of the links provided are primary source documents about the War of 1812
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The War of 1812--Indiana University BloomingtonHas links to many primary documents from the War. NOTE: Look for primary documents, which are generally "old-looking". The descriptions at the top of many pages are not primary documents.
War of 1812--E-Books from Ebsco
To find primary sources, search diary or diaries or journal and your main topic in the Ebsco Community College e-book collection (link below).
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The following books are examples of primary sources from EC3's Ebsco e-book collection.
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Hunting the Essex
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ISBN: 9781848321748Publication Date: 2013-08-15First-hand account of 1813 battle between the British ship the Phoebe and the American ship the Essex -
The Papers of Thomas Jefferson, Retirement Series, Volume 8
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ISBN: 9780691153186Publication Date: 2012-01-29Volume Eight of the project documenting Thomas Jefferson's last years presents 591 documents dated from 1 October 1814 to 31 August 1815. Jefferson is overjoyed by American victories late in the War of 1812 and highly interested in the treaty negotiations that ultimately end the conflict.
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Ebsco Community College E-book Collection This link opens in a new window
Access thousands of academic and trade e-books on a wide variety of topics specially selected for community college students, from introductory to higher level. If accessing from home, you must provide the EBSCO username and password, which can be found on the Learning Center homepage or you may request it by e-mailing library@ec3pa.org