Snow-Storm in August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835 by Jefferson Morley

Snow-Storm in August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, and the Forgotten Race Riot of 1835

Jefferson Morley

352 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

nonfiction history race informative reflective medium-paced
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A gripping narrative history of the explosive events that drew together Francis Scott Key, Andrew Jackson, and an 18-year-old slave on trial for attempted murder. In 1835, the city of Washington pulsed with change. As newly freed African Americans...

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