Awards
- Commended for Cybils (Nonfiction-Mid Gr/YA) 2011
Overview
In 1915, the United States experienced the 9/11 of its time. A German torpedo sank the Lusitania killing nearly 2,000 innocent passengers. The ensuing hysteria helped draw the United States into World War I the bitter, brutal conflict that became known as the Great War and the War to End All Wars. But as U.S. troops fought to make the world safe for democracy abroad, our own government eroded freedoms at home, especially for German-Americans. Free speech was no longer an operating principle of American democracy. Award-winning author Ann Bausum asks, just where do Americans draw the line of justice in times of war? rawing thought-provoking parallels with President Wilson's government and other wartime administrations, from FDR to George W. Bush, Bausum's analysis has plenty of history lessons for the world today. Her exhaustive research turns up astonishing first-person stories and rare images, and the full-color design is fresh and stunning. The result is a gripping book that is well-positioned for the run-up to the World War I centennial.
Full Product Details
Author: Ann Bausum ,
National Geographic Kids
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Imprint: National Geographic Books
Dimensions:
Width: 21.80cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 25.40cm
Weight: 0.567kg
ISBN: 9781426307034
ISBN 10: 1426307039
Pages: 96
Publication Date: 09 November 2010
Recommended Age: From 10 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: No Longer Our Product
Availability: In Print
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Author Information
Ann Bausum writes about US history for young people. Her books consistently earn prominent national recognition. Denied, Detained, Deported was named the 2010 Carter G. Woodson Book Award winner at the secondary school level from the National Council for the Social Studies. Muckrakers earned the Golden Kite Award as best nonfiction book of the year from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Freedom Riders gained the Robert F. Sibert Honor designation from the American Library Association, and With Courage and Cloth received the Jane Addams Children's Book Award as the year's best book on social justice issues for older readers.Ted Rall is an award-winning American columnist, syndicated cartoonist, and author. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Los Angeles Times, among hundreds of other publications. He is the writer and illustrator of Trump: A Graphic Biography, Bernie, and Snowden. To learn more, visit rall.com or follow @TedRall on Twitter.
