DBWI: Harry Harrison's "War of 1812" Trilogy

Any one ever check these novels out?

Here are the novels for those that don't know.

The War of 1812: American Honor Forever (1998)
The War of 1812: Democracy in Peril (2000)
The War of 1812: Old Hickory triumphant (2002)

I've never read these books, though I've heard I'm not missing much. Peoples opinions on the series seem to range from mediocre to god-awful. I've never read them, so I can't really say.

From what I could gather, the POD involves the notice of Britains repealing of the Orders in Council getting to Washington slower than it did in OTL. So the U.S. declares war against Great Britain, and that's all I know so far. What exactly happens during the rest of the series? I couldn't find a full synopsis on Wikipedia.

Any thoughts, any answers?
 
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Any one ever check these novels out?

Here are the novels for those that don't know.

The War of 1812: American Honor Forever (1998)
The War of 1812: Democracy in Peril (2000)
The War of 1812: Old Hickory triumphant (2002)

I've never read these books, though I've heard I'm not missing much. Peoples opinions on the series seem to range from mediocre to god-awful. I've never read them, so I can't really say.

From what I could gather, the POD involves the notice of Britains repealing of the Orders in Council getting to Washington slower than it did in OTL. So the U.S. declares war against Great Britain, and that's all I know so far. What exactly happens during the rest of the series? I couldn't find a full synopsis on Wikipedia.

Any thoughts, any answers?

Yeah. Believe it or not, It's actually better than many give it credit for. Now, yes, I know, this is the same guy who wrote the borderline implausible "Kingdom of Canada" trilogy, but the "War of 1812" series was actually decently done(though it's not quite on the level of "Jefferson's Legacy") . It's largely based on OTL's War of 1821, only the Canadians do better and Jackson somehow ends up being a great general(he was pretty mediocre, IOTL).
 
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Some of it is a little silly. I mean, [SPOILER ALERT] Jackson's big, climactic battle happens after the peace treaty is signed, and somehow everyone still treats it as a huge victory for the States. It's even implied in the epilogue that some years later, Jackson gets elected US President! Given his record as president of Texas IOTL, I can't imagine that this would go well...
 
Some of it is a little silly. I mean, [SPOILER ALERT] Jackson's big, climactic battle happens after the peace treaty is signed, and somehow everyone still treats it as a huge victory for the States. It's even implied in the epilogue that some years later, Jackson gets elected US President! Given his record as president of Texas IOTL, I can't imagine that this would go well...
He got Texas into the Union in OTL, he at least has that going for him.
 
He got Texas into the Union in OTL, he at least has that going for him.

Partly so. He did help lay the foundation of what is now Lubbock, West Texas, back in 1845, and was a significant filibustering force, we can grant him that much. Truth is, though, rhe Republic of Texas would've eventually become a Union territory without him anyhow; his role isn't really as great as some Victorian-era Australian scholars used to, and many continental Europeans still do, claim.

@mikegold: Actually, he was really only the Vice-President of Texas, and an acting one at that(for just 4 weeks!), and only after William Worth(whom the city of Fort Worth was named after) was shot.
 
Texas would have joined the Union sooner or later anyhow.

What I was really impressed with was when the British and Canadians burned Washington down. Kind of a reverse Burning of Halifax from OTL.... damned Yankees and their fire. Thats why we let you keep it after the war you know.
 
Texas would have joined the Union sooner or later anyhow.

What I was really impressed with was when the British and Canadians burned Washington down. Kind of a reverse Burning of Halifax from OTL.... damned Yankees and their fire. Thats why we let you keep it after the war you know.

We did, but only for a while; and then the Maritime Union came around in 1861 and we let the Lobsterbacks take it. ;)

Also, aren't you originally from Newfoundland, btw? I've been to the place and it seems many people there still have a fondness for Great Britain(including a few who've later lived in Canada such as yourself).....not so much for actual born-and-raised Canadians, though. in fact, if you even tried to praise the British monarchy to my socialist Manitoban great-grandmother, she'd give you a pretty good piece of her mind and then some. Even today, making fun of the British monarchy is a key favorite topic of Canadian comedians(it tends to be far more light-hearted in nature today, though.). :D

OOC: Just so you know, I'm not saying that your OTL self is from Newfoundland too. :)
 
We did, but only for a while; and then the Maritime Union came around in 1861 and we let the Lobsterbacks take it. ;)

Also, aren't you originally from Newfoundland, btw? I've been to the place and it seems many people there still have a fondness for Great Britain(including a few who've later lived in Canada such as yourself).....not so much for actual born-and-raised Canadians, though. in fact, if you even tried to praise the British monarchy to my socialist Manitoban great-grandmother, she'd give you a pretty good piece of her mind and then some. Even today, making fun of the British monarchy is a key favorite topic of Canadian comedians(it tends to be far more light-hearted in nature today, though.). :D

OOC: Just so you know, I'm not saying that your OTL self is from Newfoundland too. :)


Yeah Im from Newfoundland, my dad went to school with Prime Minister Rick Mercer when he was young. Lived in Canada since I was five, I understand everything you're saying. Nothing like some Air-Farce jabs at the crown to make you laugh. Though we dont tend to talk alot about the War of 1821 here, since we see it as such a loss of national pride with the fall of Halifax and Montreal.

OOC: Yeah, I've never even been out east.
 
Yeah Im from Newfoundland, my dad went to school with Prime Minister Rick Mercer when he was young. Lived in Canada since I was five, I understand everything you're saying. Nothing like some Air-Farce jabs at the crown to make you laugh. Though we dont tend to talk alot about the War of 1821 here, since we see it as such a loss of national pride with the fall of Halifax and Montreal.

OOC: Yeah, I've never even been out east.

IC: Yeah. Even though most Canadians aren't exactly fond of the old Empire(it broke off from Britain in 1860 and hasn't really gone back since.), it's not like the old days; in fact, there was a time where they almost declared war on Britain after the attempted 'Windsor Coup' in 1881, tensions were so bad(it's the one reason why Canada largely stayed out of World War I)back in those bad old days.

(BTW, it's President Rick Mercer; Canada doesn't have a Westminster system like the Maritime nation does. ;) )
 
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