While Washington Burned.While Washington Burned Joseph Whitehorne The Nautical & Aviation Publishing Company Of America 2055 Middleburg Lane, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 1877853186 $28.95 www.amazon.com While Washington Burned: The Battle For Fort Erie Fort Erie, town (1990 pop. 23,253), S Ont., Canada, on the Niagara River, opposite Buffalo, N.Y. A number of branch factories of U.S. firms are in the town, which is connected to the United States by bridge. Lumber is a chief industry. by Joseph Whitehorne (Historical Consultant and teacher at Lord Fairfax Community College Founded in 1970, Lord Fairfax Community College is a comprehensive, nonresidential, two-year public institution of higher education with three locations—the Fauquier and Middletown Campuses and the Luray-Page County Center—and outreach sites throughout the in Middletown, Virginia Middletown is a town in Frederick County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,015 at the 2000 census. History Middletown has been the site of numerous military operations in the American Civil War including the Battle of Cedar Creek, fought just south of the ) is a descriptive study of the hard pressed by American forces against the British at Fort Erie. Recounting the first US victory on the land against organized British forces after the burning of their burning of the American capital in Washington DC on August 25, 1814, While Washington Burned provides the reader with an expansive understanding of the attacks and counterattacks which took place in the midst Adv. 1. in the midst - the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" midmost of Fort Erie, and a complete accounting of the results--including the use of genealogical research and archeological discoveries. While Washington Burned is enhanced by the inclusion of maps, appendixes of the armies involved, strategies and tactics used, and knowledge of the every particular of the terrifying ter·ri·fy tr.v. ter·ri·fied, ter·ri·fy·ing, ter·ri·fies 1. To fill with terror; make deeply afraid. See Synonyms at frighten. 2. To menace or threaten; intimidate. battles. A work of impressive scholarship and a thoroughly "reader friendly" text, While Washington Burned is very strongly recommended for personal, academic, and community library American History supplemental reading lists and reference collections. |
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