{"product_id":"most-dangerous-daniel-ellsberg-and-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war-national-book-award-finalist","title":"Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War (National Book Award Finalist)","description":"Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War is New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin's award-winning nonfiction account of an ordinary man who wielded the most dangerous weapon: the truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Easily the best study of the Vietnam War available for teen readers.”―Kirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Award winner\u003cbr\u003eA National Book Award finalist\u003cbr\u003eA Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Blue Ribbon book\u003cbr\u003eA Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Literature finalist\u003cbr\u003eSelected for the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People List\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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 communism―with or without the consent of the American people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs 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?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lively book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, the National Book Award finalist Most Dangerous further establishes Steve Sheinkin―author of Newbery Honor book Bomb as a leader in children's nonfiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Gripping.”―New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A master of fast-paced histories...[this] is Sheinkin’s most compelling one yet. ”―Washington Post\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlso by Steve Sheinkin:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBomb: The Race to Build―and Steal―the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003cbr\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003cbr\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\u003cbr\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003cbr\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003cbr\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003cbr\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War\u003cbr\u003eBorn to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47828756922594,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-8.10-1881","price":30.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_380_w77MfDR9E.jpg?v=1779768295","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/products\/most-dangerous-daniel-ellsberg-and-the-secret-history-of-the-vietnam-war-national-book-award-finalist","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}