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LEADER: 01638cam a2200385 a 4500
001 2011042032
003 DLC
005 20120727093129.0
008 111017s2012 nyuab b 001 0deng
010 $a 2011042032
020 $a9780385533379 (hbk.)
020 $a0385533373 (hbk.)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn757466911
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$dIG#$dBTCTA$dBDX$dYDXCP$dUPZ$dMLY$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $an-us-dc
050 00 $aF198$b.M67 2012
082 00 $a305.8009753$223
100 1 $aMorley, Jefferson.
245 10 $aSnow-storm in August :$bWashington City, Francis Scott Key, and the forgotten race riot of 1835 /$cJefferson Morley.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bNan A. Talese/Doubleday,$cc2012.
300 $axii, 334 p. :$bill., map ;$c25 cm.
500 $aMap on endpapers.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 307-319) and index.
520 $aPortrays how the 19th century struggle against slavery erupted in Washington DC, thrusting the ambitious District Attorney Francis Scott Key into a uniquely American battle for justice.
651 0 $aWashington (D.C.)$xRace relations$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aRace riots$zWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aFree African Americans$zWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aSlavery$zWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aTrials (Attempted murder)$zWashington (D.C.)
600 10 $aKey, Francis Scott,$d1779-1843.
600 10 $aBowen, Arthur,$db. 1817?
600 10 $aThornton, Anna Maria Brodeau,$d1775?-1865.
651 0 $aWashington (D.C.)$xHistory$y19th century.