War of 1812. First Series. Containing a Full and Detailed Narrative of the Operations of the Right Division, of the Canadian Army
Place Published: [Brockville, ON].
Publisher: Privately published
Date Published: 1842
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hard Cover
RARE & IMPORTANT WAR 1812 RICHARDSON TITLE QUITE SCARCE
First edition. [6], [1]-182 pp., 5 x 8-1/4 inches. Original worn quarter leather binding with worn marbled boards, corners bumped, small piece missing from the top of the spine, an ex-library copy in good condition nonetheless.
He wrote this history to counteract the biased accounts of American historians. Many documents are included in the narrative which is especially interesting as far as the doings of Tecumseh and his Indians are concerned. Richardson gives considerable attention to atrocities committed by the Indian allies of the British, defending the red men by comparing their behaviour to that of American backwoodsmen who apparently picked up savage ways quite easily. He states that it was Col. Johnson who killed Tecumseh. Name of previous owner written on the title page. First edition and only volume published. According to Casselman and Morley, this was only the third book to be copyrighted in the province of Canada. First published in the New Era or Canadian chronicle, v.2, no. 1-15, Mar.2-July 22, 1842.
An important work for the history of the War of 1812 from a Canadian viewpoint, especially the siege of Detroit and the war in the northwest. Richardson, a participant in many of the events described, enlisted when he was only fifteen; he fought in the campaigns of 1812-13. Richardson was an officer under Proctor and was taken prisoner at the battle of the Thames. He was captured by the Americans and imprisoned in Kentucky. He wrote this history to counteract the biased accounts of American historians. Many documents are included in the narrative which is especially interesting as far as the doings of Tecumseh and his Indians are concerned. Richardson gives considerable attention to atrocities committed by the Indian allies of the British, defending the red men by comparing their behaviour to that of American backwoodsmen who apparently picked up savage ways quite easily. He states that it was Col. Johnson who killed Tecumseh.
TPL 1006; Lande 755; Watters, p. 408; Morley 75, variant state with the extra leaf about copyright.
Major John Richardson was a Canadian army officer, author, newspaperman, and office holder, Richardson was raised on the Niagara frontier, served in the British Army, and became a prolific and popular writer. He was a child soldier in the military campaigns of 1812-13. Richardson was a prisoner in the United States during 1814. Retired on half pay in 1818 in London England, he published the epic poem Tecumseh and celebrated historical 1832 novel Wacousta which established his literary reputation. Richardson intended to complete his narrative on the War of 1812 by publishing further volumes on the Centre and Left Divisions. The history of the war was to be written in three series but was not completed. He abandoned the project when he found that there was little demand for his work.
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