{"product_id":"two-miserable-presidents-steve-sheinkin-9781250075789","title":"Two Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Sheinkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250075785\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250075789\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Square Fish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Middle Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e129080 \/ Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You about the Civil War\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Steve Sheinkin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050354798847,"sku":"9781250075789","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7400403a-e988-4e3b-893c-44024c38a41f.jpg?v=1685006740","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/two-miserable-presidents-steve-sheinkin-9781250075789","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}