[From the Dust Jacket]
Capital Days spans more than sixty years of American history, highlighting a period of immense change in our country and its capital, much of it witnessed by Michael Shiner, a true American original who lived in Washington, D.C.
Born enslaved, but eventually able to secure his freedom, the bold and daring Shiner, who worked at the Washington Navy Yard for many years, left behind a journal in which he recounted numerous “capital days,” from the burning of the city during the War of 1812, to the laying of the cornerstone for the Washington Monument, to the Civil War—as well as the inaugurations of eleven presidents.
Much as she did in Maritcha and Searching for Sarah Rector, award-winning author Tonya Bolden expertly examines the intricacies of American history through the lens of one person’s life.
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STARRED REVIEW
“Well written and impeccably researched, this excellent title offers a uniquely personal look at history. A must-have.”
— April Sanders, Spring Hill College, Mobile, AL —School Library Journal
“A broad, tantalizing glimpse of history in the making.”
— John Peters —Booklist
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Age 12-up | 96 pages
Hardcover | Abrams 2015 | ISBN: 1-4197-0733-7 | EAN: 9781419707339