books.google.com - The Canada–U.S. border was in flames as the War of 1812 continued. York's parliament buildings were on fire, Niagara-on-the-Lake burned to the ground and Buffalo lay in ashes. Even the American capital of Washington, far to the south, was put to the torch. The War of 1812 had become one of the nineteenth...http://books.google.com/books/about/Flames_Across_the_Border.html?id=sJjTGA1mABQC&utm_source=gb-gplus-shareFlames Across the Border