Why read Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands?

Book cover of Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands: The Creek War and the Battle of New Orleans, 1812-1815

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2 authors picked Struggle for the Gulf Borderlands as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Donald R. Hickey

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This traditional account of Jackson’s war against the Creeks and the British does a good job of tying together these two wars and showing how Jackson’s success in the first led seamlessly to his role in the second. A little dated but still rewarding.

From Donald's list on The best books to understand the Battle of New Orleans.

Mike Bunn

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Drawn exclusively from primary sources by one of the preeminent historians of his era, this inclusive book was one of the first studies to comprehensively integrate the stories of the Creek War and the War of 1812 in the Gulf South. It was originally published in the 1980s, but it has stood the test of time extraordinarily well and still ranks as among the most authoritative studies on the subject to be printed. The book is a model of clarity and conciseness, and a great starting point for understanding what the historical records tells us about these interrelated conflicts.

From Mike's list on The best books to understand the Creek War of 1813 to 1814.