The Causes of the War of 1812: National Honor or National Interest?

by Bradford Perkins (Editor)

Varied interpretations by leading authorities of the mixed motives and complex causes of the War of 1812 and the diplomacy that preceded it.

Genres: Nonfiction, American History

120 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1976

About the author

Bradford Perkins was an American historian known for his influential work on American diplomatic and foreign relations history. The son of historian Dexter Perkins, he taught at UCLA before joining the University of Michigan, where he spent most of his career and later became Professor Emeritus. A Guggenheim Fellow and Bancroft Prize recipient, he also served as president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations and lectured internationally.