The White House Is Burning by Jane Sutcliffe

The White House Is Burning by Jane Sutcliffe

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.

Jane Sutcliffe has written nineteen biographies for children. Highlights for Children, Boys' Life, and Appleseeds have all published her work. Leonardo's Monster, also published by Pelican, is her first novel. Sutcliffe has written biographies on Walt Disney, Paul Revere, Amelia Earhart, and John F. Kennedy since she was a toddler.

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ISBN 13	9781580896573
ISBN 10	158089657X
Title	The White House Is Burning
Author	Jane Sutcliffe
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
Year published	2020-03-24
Number of pages	128
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