{"product_id":"two-miserable-presidents-everything-your-schoolbooks-didnt-tell-you-about-the-civil-war","title":"Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War","description":"New York Times bestselling author and Newbery Honor recipient Steve Sheinkin gives young readers the causes and curses that divided America into Union and Confederate nations in Two Miserable Presidents: The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War, illustrated by Tim Robinson.\n\nA Bank Street Best Children’s Book of the Year\nA Beacon of Freedom Award Winner\n\nGet 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.\n\n1856: Northern and Southern settlers attack each other in Kansas.\n1858: Congressmen start sneaking guns and knives into the Senate chamber.\n1860: President James Buchanan is heard wailing, “I am the last president of the United States!”\n\nUnraveling 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.\n\n“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.” ―Booklist\n\nAlso by Steve Sheinkin:\n\nBomb: The Race to Build―and Steal―the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\nThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\nThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\nUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\nMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\nWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\nKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\nBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1250075785\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: 31UE34002VMT_ns\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Sheinkin, Steve|Robinson, Tim\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact  including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42988921421885,"sku":"31UE34002VMT_ns","price":5.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1250075785-0.jpg?v=1770757350","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/two-miserable-presidents-everything-your-schoolbooks-didnt-tell-you-about-the-civil-war","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}