The slaves' gamble : choosing sides in the War of 1812 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Gene A., 1963-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	United States > History > War of 1812 > Participation, African American. African American soldiers > History > 19th century. United States > Race relations > History > 19th century.

Table of Contents:

Black soldiers in North America : "Never of any use after they have carried arms"
Fighting in the North, 1807-13, and on the seas : "Absolutely insensible to danger"
The Florida patriot war of 1812 : "For freedom we want and will have"
Terror in the Chesapeake, 1813-14 : "Negroes who were anxious to join us"
Washington, Baltimore, and other targets : "Our enemy at home"
War along the Southern coasts, 1814 : "That pride of distinction, which a soldier's pursuits so naturally inspire"
Different places, same results, 1815 and after : "They were in every sense of the word free men."