| Description |
xiv, 433 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-380) and index. |
| 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. |
| Summary |
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. The Burning of the White House is the story of a city invaded, a presidential family displaced, a nation humbled, and an American spirit that somehow remained unbroken. |
| Subject |
White House (Washington, D.C.) -- History -- 19th century.
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Madison, James, 1751-1836.
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Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849.
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Madison, Dolley, 1768-1849. (OCoLC)fst00013432
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Madison, James, 1751-1836. (OCoLC)fst00055654
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War of 1812. (OCoLC)fst01199067
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White House (Washington, D.C.) (OCoLC)fst00631324
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Capture of Washington by the British (1814) (OCoLC)fst01352241
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White House (Washington, D.C.)
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United States -- History -- War of 1812.
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Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814.
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Capture of Washington by the British (1814.)
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United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Presidents & Heads of State.
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HISTORY -- Military -- United States.
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HISTORY -- Military -- War of 1812.
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HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
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Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
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History.
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Military.
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United States -- History -- War of 1812.
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United States.
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Nineteenth century.
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Military campaigns.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Presidents & Heads of State.
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Washington (D.C.)
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| Chronological Term |
1800-1899
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1800-1899.
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
9781621574781 |
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1621574784 |
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