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

By Jefferson Morley

Book Overview

In 1835, the city of Washington simmered with racial tension as newly freed African Americans from the South poured in, outnumbering slaves for the first time. Among the enslaved was nineteen-year-old... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385533373
• ISBN13: 9780385533379
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Nan A. Talese
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.6" x 1.4" x 6.5"