| The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814 Contributor(s): Sutcliffe, Jane (Author), Farquharson, Alexander (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 158089657X ISBN-13: 9781580896573 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing OUR PRICE: $12.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 975.302 |
| LCCN: 2013014226 |
| Lexile Measure: 960 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 7.5" W x 10" (0.95 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 167109 Reading Level: 7.0 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |