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The burning of the White House

James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812

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An edition of The burning of the White House (2016)

The burning of the White House

James and Dolley Madison and the War of 1812

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It's unimaginable today, even for a generation that saw the Twin Towers fall and the Pentagon attacked. It's unimaginable because in 1814 enemies didn't fly overhead, they marched through the streets; and for 26 hours in August, the British enemy marched through Washington, D.C. and set fire to government buildings, including the U.S. Capitol and the White House. Relying on first-hand accounts, historian Jane Hampton Cook weaves together several different narratives to create a vivid, multidimensional account of the burning of Washington, including the escalation that led to it and the immediate aftermath. From James and Dolley Madison to the British admiral who ordered the White House set aflame, historical figures are brought to life through their experience of this unprecedented attack.

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Pages
433

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2016, Regnery Publishing, Incorporated, An Eagle Publishing Company
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Table of Contents

The pirate
Mighty little Madison
Hello, Dolley
Dueling strategies
Knickerbockers
Torpedo
Chesapeake fever
Snubbed by Dolley
Atrocious Hampton
Dear Dolley
The White House
Hospitality and hostility
Noses for news
Not your average news day
Superabundant force
Twenty thousand reinforcements
Hanging Madison
Invasion
The British are coming
Spyglasses
Bladensburg races
Capitol conflagration
White House inferno
Displaced or conquered?
Phoenix spices
Phoenix multitude
White House phoenix
Dawn's early light
Relocating the capital city
Poor Mrs. Madison
President's Club
Uplifting news
Rise of the First Lady
Epilogue.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-420) and index.

Copyright Date
2016

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
975.3/02
Library of Congress
E356.W3 C66 2016, E356.W3

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiv, 433 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
433

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27223518M
ISBN 10
1621574784
ISBN 13
9781621574781
OCLC/WorldCat
921870631
Amazon ID (ASIN)
B01EEQ9BBE

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