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Snow-Storm In August: Washington City, Francis Scott Key, And The Forgotten Race Riot Of 1835 (2012)

by Jefferson Morley(Favorite Author)

3.9 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0385533373 (ISBN13: 9780385533379)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Nan A. Talese

review 1: DC is now my home, and this slice of the city's history delighted me. During this era the city had roughly an equal number of free blacks and slaves. In a city that today loves its restaurants, Morley has demonstrated that a free black man, Beverly Snow, established the first. Most whites in DC still viewed slavery as acceptable, even if many found it abhorrent. Those whites opposed to slavery tended, like Francis Scott Key, to favor their return to colonies in Africa. Abolitionists were viewed as a dangerous, radical minority. Morley's work is scholarly and accurate, but his narrative makes the book a joy to read.
review 2: Excellent book about a period of history in our nation's capitol that I had now read about before, the early 1830s. I highly recomme... morend it to anyone who is interested in learning more about the politics during this pivotal period before the Civil War. Also, a key character is Francis Scott Key, and his racism, although typical of the day, makes me wonder if we should really be using his song as our national anthem. less

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