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Close Calls: How Eleven US Presidents Escaped from the Brink of Death
Contributor(s): Spradlin, Michael P. (Author)

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ISBN: 1547600233     ISBN-13: 9781547600236
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2020
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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Presidents & First Families (u.s.)
Dewey: B
LCCN: 2019019164
Age Level: 9-13
Grade Level: 4-8
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.2" W x 9.1" L (0.60 lbs) 128 pages
Features: Bibliography, Dust Cover, Ikids, Index, Price on Product
Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 11/15/2019
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 01/01/2020
 
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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.

Contributor Bio(s): Spradlin, Michael P.: - Michael P. Spradlin is the New York Times Bestselling and Edgar Award-nominated author of more than a dozen books for children, including the Western Heritage Award-winning Off like the Wind: The Story of the Pony Express. Spradlin grew up in Homer, Michigan and attended Central Michigan University where he graduated with a BS degree in History in 1982. He currently resides in Lapeer, Michigan with his wife, daughter, and two schnoodles Apollo and Willow.
 
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