{"product_id":"two-miserable-presidents-the-amazing-terrible-and-totally-true-story-of-the-civil-war-paperback","title":"Two Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Sheinkin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003egives young readers the causes and curses that divided America into Union and Confederate nations in \u003ci\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War\u003c\/i\u003e, illustrated by Tim Robinson. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Beacon of Freedom Award Winner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGet the feeling something big is about to happen? Welcome to the Civil War--one of the scariest, saddest, and occasionally wackiest stories in American History.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1856\u003c\/b\u003e: Northern and Southern settlers attack each other in Kansas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1858\u003c\/b\u003e: Congressmen start sneaking guns and knives into the Senate chamber.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e1860\u003c\/b\u003e: President James Buchanan is heard wailing, \"I am the last president of the United States \" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnraveling a very complicated string of events--the small things, the personal ones, the big issues--Steve Sheinkin takes readers behind the scenes that led to The Civil War. It is a time and a war that threatened America's very existence, revealed in the surprising true stories of the soldiers and statesmen who battled it out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Chatty and accessible, this book does double duty: it introduces Civil War history for readers who don't know much about it and supplies browsable commentary for those familiar with the big picture...Beginning with a look at the role cotton played in the history, his fast-paced narrative is broken into short, tersely titled vignettes...The horrors of slavery and battlefield slaughter are clear, as are achievements of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, John Brown, and many more.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlso by Steve Sheinkin: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of several fascinating books on American history, including \u003ci\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults, the Boston Globe\/Horn Book Award for nonfiction, and received three starred reviews; and \u003ci\u003eBomb, \u003c\/i\u003e a National Book Award finalist and recipient of five starred reviews. He lives in Saratoga Springs, NY.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the Civil War\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Middle Grades, 4-8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42690426208319,"sku":"9781250075789","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/9f9b50c6279a3478ae99e3bf9deb2bd2.webp?v=1764988922","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/two-miserable-presidents-the-amazing-terrible-and-totally-true-story-of-the-civil-war-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}