Most Dangerous
Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (National Book Award Finalist)
ISBN10: 125018083X
ISBN13: 9781250180834
Trade Paperback
400 Pages
$14.99
CA$19.99
From Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of The Port Chicago 50 and Newbery Honor Book Bomb comes a tense, narrative nonfiction account of what the Times deemed "the greatest story of the century": how whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg transformed from obscure government analyst into "the most dangerous man in America," and risked everything to expose years of government lies during the Nixon / Cold War era.
On June 13, 1971, the front page of the New York Times announced the existence of a 7,000-page collection of documents containing a secret history of the Vietnam War. Known as The Pentagon Papers, these files had been commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Chronicling every action the government had taken in the Vietnam War, they revealed a pattern of deception spanning over twenty years and four presidencies, and forever changed the relationship between American citizens and the politicians claiming to represent their interests. The investigation that resulted--as well as the attempted government coverups and vilification of the whistleblower--has timely relevance to Edward Snowden's more recent conspiracy leaks.
A provocative and political book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin as a leader in children's nonfiction.
Reviews
Praise for Most Dangerous
"Immediate and compelling . . . Here, [Sheinkin] has outdone even himself."—Horn Book (starred review)
“Fast-paced and fascinating . . . backed up by meticulous research.”—VOYA (starred review)
"A thrilling ride."—BCCB (starred review)
"Sheinkin's most compelling one yet."—The Washington Post
"Young people in the United States are growing up in a vastly changed world, one where endless war and all-pervasive surveillance is a matter of course. Most Dangerous will help them understand how it has become so."—The New York Times Book Review
“Powerful and thought-provoking.” —Booklist (starred review)
"Thoroughly researched, thoughtfully produced, and beautifully written . . . a timely and extraordinary addition to every library."—School & Library Journal (starred review)
“Lively, detailed prose rooted in a tremendous amount of research, fully documented . . . Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“Sheinkin has done again what he does so well: condense mountains of research into a concise, accessible, and riveting account of history. . . [This book] will keep readers racing forward.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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COLD WARRIOR
WHAT COULD DANIEL ELLSBERG possibly have done to provoke such wrath-to be seen as such a threat? The story begins twenty-six years earlier, as World War II came to an end and the Cold War began. Ellsberg was just...