Two Miserable Presidents

Steve Sheinkin

Roaring Brook Press

33 Irving Place, New York, NY 10003

9781596433205, $19.95, llwohl@aol.com

The American Civil War was a huge conflict that is quite well documented in history textbooks. But what was left

out? "Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War" is an amusing and intriguing look at the facts less commonly known about the war between the states. Filled with tales of knife wielding senators, warring homesteaders, and the titular agonized presidents of James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln, "Two Miserable Presidents" is an ideal gift for young readers and for anyone with an interest in the off-the-radar events of the civil war. Enthusiastically recommended for community library American history collections.