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 attack Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts over remarks Sumner made slamming senators who supported slavery in Kansas. Brooks lifted his cane to beat Sumner, and here the action in the book stops, so that Steve Sheinkin can explain just where this confrontation started. In the process, he unravels the complicated string of events – the small things, the personal ones, the big issues– 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.

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Two Miserable Presidents
How to Rip a Country ApartOn May 22, 1856, a congressman from South Carolina walked into the Senate chamber, looking for trouble. With a cane in his hand, Preston Brooks scanned the nearly empty room and spotted the man he wanted: Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts. Sumner was sitting at a desk, writing letters, unaware he had a visitor. He became aware a moment later, when he looked up from his papers just in time to see Preston Brooks's metal-tipped cane rising high above his head.

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Steven Sheinkin, illustrated by Tim Robinson

Steven Sheinkin has been writing history textbooks for years. A meticulous researcher an 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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July 2009
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ISBN: 9781596435193
ISBN10: 1596435194
Middle-Grade Nonfiction
6 x 8 1/2 inches, 256 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
Age Range: 10 and up
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Lexile: 920L

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ISBN: 9781596433205
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Middle-Grade Nonfiction
6 x 8 1/2 inches, 256 pages, Black-and-white illustrations
Age Range: 10 and up
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Lexile: 920L
AR Quiz Number: 136776
AR Book Level: 2.4
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