Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation

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Price
$19.99
Publisher
Atria Books
Publish Date
Pages
320
Dimensions
5.7 X 8.9 X 0.9 inches | 0.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781439169827

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About the Author
Deborah Davis is the author of Fabritius and the Goldfinch; Guest of Honor: Booker T. Washington, Theodore Roosevelt, and the White House Dinner That Shocked a Nation; Strapless: John Singer Sargent and the Fall of Madame X; Party of the Century; and Gilded. She formerly worked as an executive, story editor, and story analyst for several major film companies. For more information, visit www.WarholRoadTrip.com and follow along on Instagram @WarholRoadTrip.
Reviews
"A well-researched, highly readable treatment of an important era in racial relations, encapsulated in the meeting of two of the era's most significant men."

--"Kirkus Reviews", starred review

"This is history that excites. This is history that inspires. And this is history that will make readers sit up all night."

--Betty DeRamus, author of "Forbidden Fruit: Love Stories from the Underground Railroad" and "Freedom by Any Means. "
"In fluid prose and with clear respect for her subject matter, Davis paints a vivid picture of race relations at the turn of the 20th century - a story resonating with today's fraught political and racial landscape." - "Publishers Weekly"
"It is valuable because it gives us not only a picture of how things have changed in the century since TR was President but also how much really hasn't changed."

--"The Moderate Voice"
"[Davis] does an excellent job of sketching the backgorund of this remarkable period." -- "Wilmington Star News"
"A stunning story." --Ina Garten, in "Vanity Fair"
"Provide[s] a panoramic view of America at the turn of the 20th century. . .Davis's book is a marker of how far the country has come." --"Washington Post"


"Valuable because it gives us not only a picture of how things have changed in the century since TR was President but also how much really hasn't changed."

--"The Moderate Voice"