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Author Snow, Peter, 1938- author.

Title When Britain burned the White House : the 1814 invasion of Washington / Peter Snow.

Publication Info. New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.

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 Cheshire Public Library - Adult Department Lower Level  975.302 SNOW    DUE 04-30-24
 East Hartford, Raymond Library - Adult Department  973.52 SNOW    Check Shelf
 East Windsor, Library Association of Warehouse Point - Adult Department  973.52 SNO    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  975.3 SNO    Check Shelf
 Farmington, Main Library - Adult Department  975.3 SNO    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  975.3 SNOW    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  975.302 SNOW    Check Shelf
 Portland Public Library - Adult Department  973.52 SNO    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  975.302 SNOW    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  975.302 SN    Check Shelf
Edition First U.S. edition.
Description x, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287) and index.
Contents Eager souls panting for fame : 17 August -- The great little Madison : 17 August -- Into the Patuxent : 18-19 August -- A black floating mass of smoke : 20-22 August -- Not till I see Mr. Madison safe : 23 August -- Be it so, we will proceed : 24 August, morning -- Bladensburg : a fine scamper : 24 August, afternoon -- Barney's last stand : 24 August, afternoon -- Save that painting! : 24 August, evening -- The barbarous purpose : 24 August, evening -- The dreadful majesty of the flames : 24 August, night -- Damn you! You shan't stay in my house : 25 August -- Into the Potomac : 26-27 August -- A tempest of dissatisfaction : 28-29 August -- Do not attack Baltimore! : End of August -- Is my wife alive and well? : End of August -- The star-shaped fort and its banner : 1-11 September -- Many heads will be broken tonight : 12 September -- The Battle of North Point : 12 September -- The rockets' red glare : 13 September -- You go on at your peril : 13 September -- Unparalleled in history : aftermath.
Summary Chronicles the burning of Washington, DC at the hands of the British during the War of 1812, documenting the escape of the first family and the Battle of Fort McHenry.
Subject Capture of Washington by the British (1814) (OCoLC)fst01352241
War of 1812. (OCoLC)fst01199067
Chronological Term 1812 - 1815
Subject Military campaigns. (OCoLC)fst01710190
Washington (D.C.) -- History -- Capture by the British, 1814.
United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
Maryland -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns.
Maryland. (OCoLC)fst01204739
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Washington (D.C.) (OCoLC)fst01204505
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781250048288 (hardcover: alkaline paper)
1250048281 (hardcover: alkaline paper)
9781466848948 (ebook)
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