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THE CAPITOL
The Surprising Biography of an American Building
An in-depth exploration of history of the US Capitol building and the incredible personalities who built it, full of dramatic stories, surprising facts, and offering a powerful testament to what the Capitol has meant to generations of Americans, and how it's endured.
THE CAPITOL is a unique biography of a place, encompassing architecture, history, politics, popular culture, and race in a fascinating exploration of our Capitol's secret history; a history rife with political intrigue, assassination attempts, thwarted bombings, and gunmen on the run. Never mind ghostly cat prints, mysteriously bloodstained steps, and charming "fairy doors" that have delighted visitors for hundreds of years.
Spanning across three centuries of American history, it focuses on iconic and easily recognizable names and personalities from the pastfrom George Washington to Davy Crockett to Ronald Reaganas well as countless colorful characters readers may not have heard of before, with a focus on restoring the stories of enslaved people and recognizing their contributions.
The story of the Capitol is the story of America itself, and, for the first time, that story will be told in this sweeping, aspirational biography of the building at the very heart of the American experiment.
Brian Jay Jones is the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed biographer of some of the world's most iconic creative
geniuses. He is the author of Jim Henson (Ballantine, 2013) and Becoming Dr. Suess (Dutton, 2019). Born in the Midwest and raised in
the Southwest, Jay Jones has a degree in English from the University of New Mexico. He spent more than two decades as a public
policy analyst and speechwriter for elected o?cials at all levels of government, including nearly ten years in the U.S. Senate. He lives
in New Mexico.
Spanning across three centuries of American history, it focuses on iconic and easily recognizable names and personalities from the pastfrom George Washington to Davy Crockett to Ronald Reaganas well as countless colorful characters readers may not have heard of before, with a focus on restoring the stories of enslaved people and recognizing their contributions.
The story of the Capitol is the story of America itself, and, for the first time, that story will be told in this sweeping, aspirational biography of the building at the very heart of the American experiment.
Brian Jay Jones is the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed biographer of some of the world's most iconic creative
geniuses. He is the author of Jim Henson (Ballantine, 2013) and Becoming Dr. Suess (Dutton, 2019). Born in the Midwest and raised in
the Southwest, Jay Jones has a degree in English from the University of New Mexico. He spent more than two decades as a public
policy analyst and speechwriter for elected o?cials at all levels of government, including nearly ten years in the U.S. Senate. He lives
in New Mexico.
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Published 2026-06-02 by Dutton Books |