Hugh Howard's numerous books include The Painter's Chair: George Washington and the Making of American Art; Dr. Kimball and Mr. Jefferson; the definitive Thomas Jefferson: Architect; his memoir House-Dreams; and the classic Houses of the Founding Fathers. He resides in upstate New York.
Howard's descriptions, e.g., of the burning of Washington, are superb, as is his use of primary sources throughout. Highly recommended to all readers on this war's bicentennial. * Library Journal * An entertaining look at the forgotten war. * Military History Quarterly * It is as a work of military history the book excels...A worthy look at a rite of passage making the nascent United States into a nation that, although far from a world power, would be here to stay. * Minneapolis Star-Tribune *