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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

ISBN: 978-1-4222-3361-0 (hc) ISBN: 978-1-4222-8601-2 (ebook)

Major US Historical Wars series ISBN: 978-1-4222-3352-8

About the Author: Pamela D. Toler holds a PhD in history from the University of Chicago. She is interested in the times and places where cultures touch and change each other.

Picture Credits: Everett Historical: 1, 26, 31, 36, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 54; Independence National Historical Park, 19, 45 (top right); Library and Archives Canada: 32, 34, 37; Library of Congress: 7, 13, 23, 33, 35, 43 (top center), 46, 51, 52, 56; National Guard Heritage Collection: 29, 49; OTTN Publishing: 11; Joseph Sohm / Shutterstock.com: 53; U.S. Navy History and Heritage Command: 17, 39, 41, 43 (top left; bottom); White House Historical Society: 25.