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Two Miserable Presidents Spiral-Bound | 2015-09-22

Steve Sheinkin Tim Robinson (Illustrated by)

★★★★☆+ from 501 to 1,000 ratings

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From a Newbery Honor author, the surprising true stories of the soldiers and statesmen who battled it out during the American Civil War.

History doesn't have to be boring. Two Miserable Presidents unravels the complicated string of events that were the American Civil War with a storyteller's eye to plot and character development: President Lincoln answers the door wearing his slippers, Jefferson Davis would rather prune his rosebushes than serve as president of the Confederacy, and Stonewall Jackson terrifies the North with his wily tactics on the battlefield. Carefully researched, with a generous helping of primary source material, this is an even-handed look at the Civil War--surprising, straightforward, and utterly true.

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 272 pages
ISBN-10: 1250075785
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 6.0 x 0.7 x 9.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 501 to 1,000 ratings
Two Miserable Presidents:

"Chatty and accessible." --Booklist

"Very readable . . . will make historical figures real to readers. . . . Sheinkin's book is a good choice to introduce students to the Civil War." --School Library Journal

"Enthralling tale about the bloodiest war in American history . . . makes history interesting for readers and learners of all ages." -- Children's Literature

Steve Sheinkin is the award-winning author of several fascinating books on American history, including The Notorious Benedict Arnold, which won the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for nonfiction. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon was a Newbery Honor Book, National Book Award finalist, and winner of the Sibert Award as well as the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults. He lives in Saratoga Springs, NY. stevesheinkin.com