Close Calls: How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death

Author:   Michael P. Spradlin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:  

9781547600236


Pages:   128
Publication Date:   07 January 2020
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 13 years
Format:   Hardback
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Close Calls: How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death


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Historians tell the stories of tragic and untimely presidential deaths, but often forgotten are the near misses. JFK and his fellow servicemen spent six days on a desert island with only coconuts to eat after a deadly attack during WWII. Abe Lincoln was forced to take a train trip in disguise while America’s first female detective worked to foil an early assassination attempt. And when Andrew Jackson was attacked by an upset citizen who had been stalking him for months, frontiersman Davey Crockett was the one to save him. With pacy, immediate writing and including supplemental archival photographs and archival materials, this book chronicles thrilling undertold stories of U.S. presidents’ moments of bravery.

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Author:   Michael P. Spradlin
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Childrens Books
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9781547600236


ISBN 10:   1547600233
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   07 January 2020
Recommended Age:   From 9 to 13 years
Audience:   Children/juvenile ,  Children / Juvenile
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Not yet available   Availability explained
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Through nonfiction that reads like thrilling adventure tales, Spradlin engages young readers in the lives of the nation's commanders-in-chief. ...a wonderfully entertaining, richly informative read. - Shelf Awareness, starred review


Through nonfiction that reads like thrilling adventure tales, Spradlin engages young readers in the lives of the nation's commanders-in-chief. ...a wonderfully entertaining, richly informative read. - Shelf Awareness, starred review Spradlin's engaging accounts are concise and provide some historical context without overwhelming the narrative. - School Library Journal The quick chapters, snarky humor, and thrilling topic should be catnip for biography fans. - BCCB


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Michael Spradlin is the author of more than twenty children’s books and several books for adults, including the New York Times bestseller It’s Beginning to Look A Lot Like Zombies. His children’s books have been named to state lists in Rhode Island, Indiana, Missouri, Georgia, Vermont, Maine, and Alabama, and best book lists by Bank Street School of Education and the NYPL. He was an Edgar Award nomineefor his YA novel Spy Goddess. He lives in Michigan. www.michaelspradlin.com/

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