Capitol Hill Pages: Young Witnesses to 200 Years of History

by Marcie Sims

The Capitol Page Program allowed teenagers to serve as nonpartisan federal employees performing a number of duties within the House, Senate and Supreme Court. Though only Senate Pages remain after the controversial closing of the House Page Program in 2011, current and former pages' unique perspectives still, and perhaps not surprisingly, play an important role in United States government.

The author, a former Senate Page, shares firsthand...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1476669724
• ISBN13: 9781476669724
• Release Date: February 2018
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 261 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher