Capital days : Michael Shiner's journal and the growth of our nation's capital

Capital days : Michael Shiner's journal and the growth of our nation's capital / Tonya Bolden.

Author/creator	Bolden, Tonya author.
Format	Book and Print
Publication Info	New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2015.
Copyright Notice	©2015
Description	90 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 26 cm
Subject(s)	Shiner, Michael, 1805-1880--Juvenile literature. Shiner, Michael, 1805-1880--Diaries --Juvenile literature. African Americans--Washington (D.C.) --Biography --Juvenile literature. Freed persons--Washington (D.C.) --Biography --Juvenile literature. Enslaved persons--Maryland --Biography --Juvenile literature. Washington (D.C.)--Biography --Juvenile literature. Washington (D.C.)--History --19th century --Juvenile literature. Washington (D.C.)--Race relations --History --19th century --Juvenile literature.

Contents	"Flames of fire" and "rockets' red glare" -- Hard winters, an apple tree, and freedom on his mind -- An ax, a "snow-storm," lunch baskets, and brickbats -- A "singular mark," a "splendid day," and standing by the Stars and Stripes.
Abstract	"Tells the story of Washington, D.C., through the story of an African American man, Michael Shiner, who lived there from approximately 1804 to 1880 and who kept a journal, excerpts of which are interspersed throughout the heavily illustrated text"-- Provided by publisher.
General note	Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 82-83) and index.
Audience	1140 Lexile
LCCN	2014024668
ISBN	9781419707339 (hbk.)
ISBN	1419707337 (hbk.)

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