Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War [Paperback]

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam WarisNew York Timesbestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth.

Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.Kirkus Reviews(starred review)

A YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner
A National Book Award finalist
ABulletin of the Center for Children's BooksBlue Ribbon book
ALos Angeles TimesBook Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist
Selected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List

In 1964, Daniel Ellsberg was a U.S. government analyst, helping to plan a war in Vietnam. It was the height of the Cold War, and the government would do anything to stop the spread of communismwith or without the consent of the American people.

As the fighting in Vietnam escalated, Ellsberg turned against the war. He had access a top-secret government report known as the Pentagon Papers, and he knew it could blow the lid off of years of government lies. But did he have the right to expose decades of presidential secrets? And what would happen to him if he did it?

A lively book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, the National Book Award finalistMost Dangerousfurther establishes Steve Sheinkinauthor of Newbery Honor bookBombas a leader in children's nonfiction.

This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

Gripping.New York Times Book Review

A master of fast-paced histories...[this] is Sheinkins most compelling one yet. Washington Post

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