24 Hours at the Capitol24 Hours at the Capitol

"The January 6th insurrection was a well-planned attack coordinated largely right out in the open. Through original interviews and reporting, this oral history offers a minute-by-minute account of the riots through the never-before-heard stories of those who were there. Emmy-nominated producer and journalist Nora Neus draws on the collaboration and support of Tim Heaphy, chief investigator of the US Congress's January 6th Select Committee; on exclusive access to the United States Capital Historical Society's oral history project on the insurrection; and on her personal contacts on the Hill to reconstruct what it was actually like inside and around the Capitol during those sobering twenty-four hours. Her narrators include high-profile politicians and maintenance workers, Capital Hill residents and White House photographers, police officers who defended the building, and insurrectionists who have since disavowed their actions...By taking readers through the real-life events of the attack, this fast-paced, gripping narrative reveals what's at stake for the future of American democracy." --