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Author:

Sutcliffe, Jane, author.

Title:

The White House is burning : August 24, 1814 / Jane Sutcliffe.

Publisher:

Charlesbridge,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

120 pages : illustrations (some color), map ; 27 cm

Subject:

Washington (D.C.)--History--Capture by the British, 1814--Juvenile literature.
White House (Washington, D.C.)--History--19th century--Juvenile literature.
White House (Washington, D.C.)
1800 - 1899
History.
Juvenile works.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 114-116) and index.

Contents:

The hours before dawn -- Dawn -- Morning -- Noon -- Afternoon -- Dusk -- Night -- The day after -- And after.

Summary:

Traces the story of the burning of the White House by the British during the War of 1812 from the perspectives of its witnesses, including First Lady Dolley Madison, a British officer and a 9-year-old slave.

ISBN:

1580896561 (reinforced for library use)
9781580896566 (reinforced for library use) :

OCLC:

(OCoLC)838201902

LCCN:

2013014226

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