The White House is burning
Subtitle: August 24, 1814
By: Jane Sutcliffe
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 120
ISBN-13: 9781580896566; 9781580896573
Subjects: White House (Washington, D.C.); Juvenile literature; History
Description: 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.

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

Accelerated Reader MG 7.0 4 4 167109
Table of contents: title: The hours before dawn; title: Dawn; title: Morning; title: Noon; title: Afternoon; title: Dusk; title: Night; title: The day after; title: And after.