CHAPTER XXI. PAGES 323-338.

OUR NAVY IN THE WAR OF 1812.

TOPICS FOR COLLATERAL READING.--From this time to the present day McMaster's _History of the People of the United States_ is a storehouse of important and interesting topics. See especially the chapter on "State of the People in 1812," Chapter III, p. 459, and various chapters in Vol. IV. Consult the detailed index to the several volumes for quick reference to the desired topics.

REFERENCES FOR READING.--Abbot's _Blue Jackets of 1812_; Brooks's _Story of the American Sailor_; Johnson's _War of 1812_; Lossing's _History of the War of 1812_; Roosevelt's _Naval War of 1812_; Lossing's _Story of the United States Navy_ (for boys).

OUTSIDE READINGS.--Barnes's _Hero of Lake Erie_ (Commodore Perry); Seawell's _Midshipman Paulding_ (Commodore Paulding); Seawell's _Little Jarvis_ (cruises of the Constellation); Seawell's _Decatur and Somers_; George Cary Eggleston's three stories: _Signal Boys_, _Captain Sam_, and _Big Brother_.

FOR READING OR RECITATION.--Holmes's _Old Ironsides_; Key's _The Star-Spangled Banner_.