In 1814 Virginia, a slave in President Madison's White House, experiences the burning of Washington by the invading British army.

Washington burning transports us in time to the very foundig of our nation and its capital. We learn that the Washington we know might never have come to be had

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 Washin

In 1814 Virginia, a slave in President Madison's White House, experiences the burning of Washington by the invading British army.

Jessica Bruderis a reporter for theOregonian.Her writing has also appeared in theNew York Times,theWashington Post,and theNew York Observer.She lives in Portlan