The Battle of New Orleans
New York: Viking, 1999. F. 226 pages; chapter notes, bibliography, index; black and white illustrated; (From the dustjacket information): "...this battle that first defined the United States as a military power...an almost unbelievably colorful cast of characters...militiamen, regulars, untrained frontiersmen, free blacks, Indians, and townspeople. Swashbuckling privateer Jean Lafirtte...the proud.....