The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814

The British torched the Capitol, the White House, & many other public buildings, setting off an inferno that illuminated the countryside for miles & sending President James Madison galloping out of town while his wife Dolly rescued a life-sized portrait of George Washington from the flames. Also describes the brave, resourceful defense of nearby Fort McHenry & how Francis Scott Key, a hostage on a British warship in the Baltimore harbor during the fort's bombardment, wrote a poem that became the national anthem.Anthony S. Pitch is the author of 'The Burning of Washington: The British Invasion of 1814' with ISBN 9781557506900 and ISBN 1557506906.