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August 24, 1814: The White House Is Burning
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The British are coming.This “biography of a single day” captures the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 from the viewpoint of the people who were there, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer, and a nine-year-old slave. In the early hours before dawn, a cry went out that the British were advancing on Washington, D.C. America was two years into another war—The War of 1812. By nightfall on the 24th, British soldiers were setting fire to D.C., starting with the Navy Yard, then the Capitol and the White House, where First Lady Dolley Madison still kept watch.Jane Sutcliffe draws upon first-person accounts to recreate a compelling chronology of the events of August 24, 1814.
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| Weight | 0.709375 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 1.7018 × 19.685 × 26.035 cm |
| Publication City/Country | USA |
| ISBN 10 | 1580896561 |
| About The Author | Jane Sutcliffe is the author of Leonardo’s Monster, The Attack on Pearl Harbor, and Stone Giant: Michelangelo’s David and How He Came To Be, as well as nearly two dozen biographies for young readers. She lives with her family on a farm in Tolland, Connecticut. |
| Table Of Content | IntroductionChapter One: The Hours Before DawnChapter Two: DawnChapter Three: MorningChapter Four: NoonChapter Five: AfternoonChapter Six: DuskChapter Seven: NightChapter Eight: The Day AfterChapter Nine: And AfterBibliographySources of Quotations |
| Excerpt From Book | Had it happened in modern times, it would have been called breaking news. Camera crews in helicopters would have covered it all, live and on the scene. A nation would’ve gathered to watch the shocking images: A battle with enemy troops just outside Washington, DC. The humiliating defeat of American soldiers. Residents of Washington fleeing the city in terror. The last-minute evacuation of the First Lady from the White House. Then the unthinkable: foreign invaders marching into Washington, torching first the Capitol building, then the White House. |
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