{"product_id":"24-hours-at-the-capitol-an-oral-history-of-the-january-6th-insurrection-9780807020623","title":"24 Hours at the Capitol: An Oral History of the January 6th Insurrection","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003e24 Hours in Charlottesville\u003c\/i\u003e author offers a minute-by-minute account of the January 6 riots through never-before-heard stories of those who were there \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNeus goes beyond mainstream reporting to reveal important truths about the US white nationalist movement \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis bracing account reconstructs what it was actually like in and around the Capitol during those 24 hours. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLawmakers recount donning gas masks and being evacuated to safe rooms. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePolice officers recall insurrectionists screaming at them and calling them traitors. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStaffers remember \"walking over pools of blood\" as they ran for their lives. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA young Asian-American staffer recalls locking herself in a room just feet from the rioters, mentally preparing to be raped. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA mostly Black janitorial staff began cleaning the blood of insurrectionists off the marble floor on the Capitol before the building was even officially secured. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeus's sources include original interviews, court documents, firsthand accounts, the US Capitol Historical Society's oral history project on the insurrection, and the work of Tim Heaphy, chief investigator of the congressional January 6 Select Committee. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJanuary 6 was largely planned right out in the open, but lawmakers and government officials underestimated the threat in part because it was coming from white people. Neus examines the underlying racial implications of not only the attack itself, but also in the planning and coordination of the response.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nora Neus\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/30\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.07lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.28h x 6.41w x 0.95d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807020623\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNora Neus\u003c\/b\u003e is an Emmy-nominated producer, speaker, and author who covers race, policing in America, and white nationalism. She has produced over 3,400 hours of live television at CNN and covers major national and international news for outlets including the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePOLITICO, VICE News, Teen Vogue\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Neus also runs the Longform Lab, a 6-week intensive course for journalists.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Nora Neus \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47532332679325,"sku":"9780807020623","price":49.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_feb037d0-5f2e-4058-ab0f-6f9c81962894.jpg?v=1767682298","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/24-hours-at-the-capitol-an-oral-history-of-the-january-6th-insurrection-9780807020623","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}