Andrew Tully

When They Burned the White House [Illustrated Edition] (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

At 9:45 p.m. on August 24, 1814, the British set fire to the White House and, within an hour, the Capitol had been gutted.How could this happen?The war was not widely supported and the defense of Washington had been placed in the hands of two inept and ill-appointed leadersSecretary of War Armstrong and Brigadier General Winderwhose "e;thimble headed stupidity"e; meant that the arriving British troops met little resistance. There were heroes in the mix: the U.S. First Lady, Dolley Madison, stayed until the last moment and, with the help of her servants, managed to save important books, a portrait of George Washington, and a copy of the Declaration of Independence.Ironically, the burning of the White House had a galvanizing effect on the divided views of the young country. "e;Overnight, the nation united in its determination to pursue this unpopular war with new vigor, to take its revenge on a power which had shamed an independent people by burning its capital."e;President Madison had, at last, the support he needed.Award winning author and newspaperman, Andrew Tully, has added flesh to the bones of this true story of an often over-looked and confusing period of U.S. history.Well-researched and historically accurate, When They Burned the White House is a fascinating read for U.S. history buffs eager for more information about the War of 1812 and all readers interested in historical drama.Illustrated throughout by celebrated graphic designer Milton Glaser."e;Well told...attractive...lively"e;-Allen Drury, author of Advise and Content and A Shade of Difference

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Golden Springs Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Oktober 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781787201934
• Artikelnr.: 46916901

Autorenporträt

ANDREW F. TULLY JR. (24 October 1914 - 27 September 1993) was a best-selling American author and one of the first American reporters to enter conquered Berlin in April 1945. His writing career spanned six decades and included several novels and popular non-fiction books on the workings of Washington, where he was a syndicated political columnist for more than 20 years. He started working for newspapers while still in high school and became a reporter at The Worcester Gazette in Worcester, Mass., leaving there to become a correspondent in Europe for The Boston Traveler during World War II. He began writing his own column "Capital Fare" in 1961 and was syndicated in more than 150 newspapers at its peak. The author of 16 books in total, his novel "Capitol Hill" and non-fiction book "C.I.A.: The Inside Story" both ranked on The New York Times's best-seller lists in 1962. Tully died in a nursing home in Silver Spring, Md. at the age of 78.