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Steve Sheinkin

Related: Europe, United States, Politics & Government, Back to School Books for the Middle Grade, Paul Revere and Betsy Ross's Birthdays

Steven Sheinkin has been writing history textbooks for years. A meticulous researcher and documenter, he is also a former teacher, and knows well how to grab a young readers’ interest and hold it. Steve Sheinkin lives in Brooklyn, NY.

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Two Miserable Presidents

The Amazing, Terrible, and Totally True Story of the Civil War

Steven Sheinkin, illustrated by Tim Robinson
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May 22, 1856: A MEMBER OF CONGRESS FROM SOUTH CAROLINA WALKS INTO THE SENATE CHAMBER, LOOKING FOR TROUBLE. That Congressman, Preston Brooks, was ready to...

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King George: What Was His Problem?

The Whole Hilarious Story of the Revolution

Steve Sheinkin, illustrated by Tim Robinson
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KING GEORGE NEVER DID UNDERSTAND AMERICANS “Entire books have been written about the causes of the American Revolution. This isn’t one of them.” What it is,...

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Which Way to the Wild West?

Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion

Steven Sheinkin, illustrated by Tim Robinson
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History--with the good bits put back. Discover the drama, discoveries, dirty deeds and derring-do that won the American West. With a storyteller's voice...

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