The White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814

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.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 08/05/2014
ISBN: 9781580896566
Pages: 128
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 10.50h x 7.51w x 0.55d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2014
School Library Journal 07/01/2014 pg. 126
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2014 pg. 70
Booklist 09/01/2014 pg. 99
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2015 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 167109 / White House Is Burning: August 24, 1814
Reading Level: 7 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 4