First Avenue Editions (Tm), 2007-01-01
Washington Is Burning
Washington Is Burning
On My Own History and On My Own History (Paperback)
Craig Orback, Illustrator
Paperback
SKU:9780822560500
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Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were fleeing the city. But Paul was not going to join them yet. He was a slave who belonged to President Madison and his wife, Dolley. Dolley did not want to leave until her husband returned from the battlefront. Paul stayed by her side, helping her pack up official papers and belongings. Finally, they could wait no longer. But there was one more treasure they had to save. Were they too late?
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Book Details
Book Details
Age Range • 7-10
Pages • 48
Subjects • Jennings • Paul • Washington (D.C.) • History • Capture by the British • 1814 • United States • War of 1812 • Child slaves • Slaves • African Americans • African American boys • Madison • Dolley
Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods
Publisher Summary
Publisher Summary
Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were fleeing the city. But Paul was not going to join them yet. He was a slave who belonged to President Madison and his wife, Dolley. Dolley did not want to leave until her husband returned from the battlefront. Paul stayed by her side, helping her pack up official papers and belongings. Finally, they could wait no longer. But there was one more treasure they had to save. Were they too late?
