<p>In 1814, the White House was set on fire. &nbsp;&nbsp;It would have burned to the ground.</p> <p><em>Except for an incredible miracle</em>.</p> <p><strong>Also:</strong></p> <p>Hear about the exciting future of this podcast!</p> <p>Told entirely in <em>Whisper</em>, by Kit Caren.</p> <p>=====</p> <p><strong>HISTORICAL REFERENCES:</strong></p> <p>Smith, Page, <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ybsf8exc"><em>The Shaping of America</em></a> (book, 1980), pp. 628-40.</p> <p>Ambrose, Kevin; Weiss, Andrew &amp; Henry, Dan, <a href="https://tinyurl.com/ycy7jxsl"><em>Washington Weather</em></a> (book, 2002).</p> <p>Zielinski, Sarah, The Tornado That Saved Washington, <em>Smithsonian</em> (August 2010).</p> <p>Ubbelohde, Carl, <a href="https://case.edu/ech/articles/w/war-1812"><em>War of 1812</em></a>, Encyclopedia of Cleveland History (webpage).</p> <p><strong>====</strong></p> <p><strong>BECOME A SUPPORTER OF THE PODCAST!</strong></p> <p>Simply go to: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/whisperedtruestories"><strong>Patreon Page – Whispered True Stories</strong></a> and contribute whatever you can.</p> <p><strong>Or:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.paypal.me/whisperedtruestories">https://www.paypal.me/whisperedtruestories</a></p> <p><strong>====</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>There are rewards, for <strong>any</strong> donation!</p> <p><strong>====</strong></p> <p><strong>CLOSING THOUGHTS:</strong></p> <p><strong>Source: </strong>Lermontov, Mikhail, <em>A Hero of Our Time </em>(1840), Penguin (reprint, 2009), p. 120.</p> <p><strong>====</strong></p> <p><strong>CONTACT THE HOST - KIT CAREN</strong></p> <p><em>E-Mail:</em></p> <p><a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a></p> <p><em>Twitter:</em></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/WhisperedTrue"><strong>@WhisperedTrue</strong></a></p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/kitcaren"><strong>@KitCaren</strong></a></p>