Fleeing London to the safety of America, Gwenyth Fairchild seeks safety in the household of the Lane family in Maryland, but her safety is suspect when she discovers the Lanes are involved in espionage.

"Amherstburg, Ontario, Canada, 1812. Struggling alone on the family farm, Abigail Tidwell knows exactly who is to blame for her hardships: the Americans. If it weren't for their part in the war, her father and brothers would be home rather than fighting abroad. But no amount of antipathy could have prepared her for the shocking sight of a wounded American soldier on her property, a man in dire need of her help. Grudgingly, Abigail tends to the soldier's...

It is a dangerous time for America. The years following the signing of the Constitution have been riddled with British aggressions aimed at breaking the will of the young government. Trade restrictions tear at its economy while British ships attack and kidnap Americans at sea, refusing to acknowledge their American citizenship.

 Washington, Franklin, and Hamilton have died. Their inspired dream is now entrusted to their aged and war-weary peers

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Illustrates three verses of our national anthem, written at the battle of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812. Music is included.

Describes the causes and leading events of the early nineteenth-century conflict between Great Britain and the United States.

October, 1813. While attentions turn to the defense of the Washington, D.C., mercenaries threaten the Winding Willows and White Oak plantations, forcing enemies to become allies, fighting side-by-side with freed slaves to defend their homes and families. Meanwhile, the Capital's defense now rests predominantly upon citizen soldiers and a most unlikely naval force--a rag-tag fleet called the Chesapeake flotilla--and the men who built it.

"A trip home from England to Maryland in 1812 finds Emeline Baratt a captive on a British warship and forced to declare her allegiance between the British and Americans. Remaining somewhat politically neutral on a ship where her nursing skills are desperately needed is fairly easy--until she starts to have feelings for the first lieutenant who becomes her protector. However, when the captain sends her and Lieutenant Owen Masters on land to spy, she...

Substitute middle-school history teacher Rush Revere takes his students back in time to explore the night "The Star-Spangled Banner" was written.

A variety of documentary television programs from the History Channel that chronicle the War of 1812.