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Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814 (Bluejacket Books)
Anthony S. Pitch
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Description for Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814 (Bluejacket Books)
Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages, 12ill.2M. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLL; HBT; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 463.
With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, Anthony Pitch tells the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington in the summer of 1814, an episode many call a defining moment in the coming-of-age of the United States. The British torched the Capitol, the White House, and many other public buildings, setting off an inferno that illuminated the countryside for miles and sending President James Madison scurrying out of town while his wife Dolley rescued a life-sized portrait of George Washington from the flames. The author's gripping narrative--hailed by a White House curator, a Senate historian, and the chairman ... Read more
With all the immediacy of an eyewitness account, Anthony Pitch tells the dramatic story of the British invasion of Washington in the summer of 1814, an episode many call a defining moment in the coming-of-age of the United States. The British torched the Capitol, the White House, and many other public buildings, setting off an inferno that illuminated the countryside for miles and sending President James Madison scurrying out of town while his wife Dolley rescued a life-sized portrait of George Washington from the flames. The author's gripping narrative--hailed by a White House curator, a Senate historian, and the chairman ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Naval Institute Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Annopolis, United States
ISBN
9781557504258
SKU
V9781557504258
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About Anthony S. Pitch
Anthony S. Pitch is the author of a number of books including The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814, a selection of the History Book Club and winner of the Arline Custer Memorial Prize and Maryland Historical Society's annual book award. He has been featured on outlets ranging from NPR to The History Channel to C-Span to Fox ... Read more
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