THE WAR OF 1812 IN THE WEST from Fort Detroit to New Orleans by David Kirkpatrick. Hardbound, 6” x 9”, 222 pages. David Kirkpatrick chronicles the near catastrophic loss of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Territories, the bitter fight against both Tecumseh’s Confederation and the Creek Nation, and the slow recovery and ultimate victory of American Forces - a large portion of which was supplied by Kentucky -from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. Battles such as River Raisin, Thames River, Fort Meigs, and new Orleans are placed in context to show how they secured America’s frontier and opened territory to the west to new settlement following the war.   703501