The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814

The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814
ISBN-10
1607346540
ISBN-13
9781607346548
Category
Juvenile Nonfiction
Pages
135
Language
English
Published
2014-08-05
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Author
Jane Sutcliffe

Description

In this "biography of a single day," the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 is told from the viewpoint of the people who were there, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer, and a nine-year-old slave. Jane Sutcliffe draws upon first-person accounts to recreate a compelling chronology of the events of August 24, 1814.

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