The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814

by Jane Sutcliffe

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580896561
• ISBN13: 9781580896566
• Release Date: August 2014
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.5" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7