{"product_id":"the-naval-war-of-1812-isbn-9780375754197","title":"The Naval War of 1812","description":"Published when Theodore Roosevelt was only twenty-three years old, \u003cb\u003eThe Naval War of 1812\u003c\/b\u003e was immediately hailed as a literary and scholarly triumph, and it is still considered the definitive book on the subject. It caused considerable controversy for its bold refutation of earlier accounts of the war, but its brilliant analysis and balanced tone left critics floundering, changed the course of U.S. military history by renewing interest in our obsolete forces, and set the young author and political hopeful on a path to greatness. Roosevelt's inimitable style and robust narrative make The Naval War of 1812 enthralling, illuminating, and utterly essential to every armchair historian.\u003cbr\u003e     \u003cbr\u003e The books in the Modern Library War series have been chosen by series editor Caleb Carr according to the significance of their subject matter, their contribution to the field of military history, and their literary merit.\"A classic of naval history.\"  --Edmund Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An excellent book in every respect, and shows in so young an author the best promises for a good historian.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eTheodore Roosevelt\u003c\/b\u003e was born on October 27, 1858 (a date celebrated each year by the U.S. Navy as Navy Day), and became the twenty-sixth president of the United States. He was a naturalist, writer, historian, and soldier. He died in 1919.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCaleb Carr\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Alienist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Angel of Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a critically acclaimed biography of an American mercenary, \u003ci\u003eThe Devil Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e. He writes frequently on military history for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History\u003c\/i\u003e, where he is a contributing editor.\"A classic of naval history.\" --Edmund Morris","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304740344037,"sku":"NP9780375754197","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780375754197.jpg?v=1767740642","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-naval-war-of-1812-isbn-9780375754197","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}