First published 2008
In "Two Miserable Presidents," Steve Sheinkin chronicles the tumultuous administrations of James Buchanan and Abraham Lincoln. As the nation hurtles towards Civil War, these two vastly different leaders struggle to steer a divided country. Buchanan, a hapless career politician, clings to the illusion of compromise as tensions boil over. Meanwhile, the principled Lincoln is thrust into a crucible of crisis, forced to make impossible choices that will shape America's destiny. Through vivid detail and sharp analysis, Sheinkin delivers a captivating account of leadership in a time of national peril.
Genres: biography, history, american-civil-war, american-fiction, historical-fiction, 20th-century, 19th-century, american-history
Vibes: intimate, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: United States
Period: Civil War, 1861-1865
256 pages · Hardcover · Roaring Brook Press