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First edition, first printing paperback, which is in as new condition. Please see photos for condition. Seller will carefully wrap book in bubble wrap and ship it with tracking.In 2004, The White House Historical Association commissioned Tom Freeman, one of the most prolific painters of historical subjects in the United States, to paint a panoramic representation of the White House in flames at the hands of the British on the night of August 24, 1814. Freeman studied the literature, consulted with historians, and researched the British uniforms and the fire dynamics. He succeeded in bringing us back in time to the moments when the flames consumed a landmark at the symbolic heart of the young democracy—he captured the roaring orange flames made more ferocious in contrast with darkest indigoes of a stormy sky. We see the torches, the broken windows, the burning interiors, and collapsing roof. Two centuries later, we have become witnesses to the fire. Ten years after the original commission was made,…
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The Night They Burned the White House - The Story of Tom Freeman's Painting Tapa blanda - 2014
de William Seale
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- Título The Night They Burned the White House - The Story of Tom Freeman's Painting
- Autor William Seale
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición First edition
- Editorial White House Historical Association
- Fecha de publicación 2014
- ISBN 9781931917421
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The Night They Burned the White House - The Story of Tom Freeman's Painting
de William Seale
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- ISBN 10 / ISBN 13
- 9781931917421 / 1931917426
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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