{"product_id":"9781250073495","title":"The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn astonishing civil rights story from Newbery Honor winner and National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn July 17, 1944, a massive explosion rocked the segregated Navy base at Port Chicago, California, killing more than 300 sailors who were at the docks, critically injuring off-duty men in their bunks, and shattering windows up to a mile away. On August 9th, 244 men refused to go back to work until unsafe and unfair conditions at the docks were addressed. When the dust settled, fifty were charged with mutiny, facing decades in jail and even execution. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Port Chicago 50\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating story of the prejudice and injustice that faced black men and women in America's armed forces during World War II, and a nuanced look at those who gave their lives in service of a country where they lacked the most basic rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum, including history and social studies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSteve Sheinkin is the acclaimed author of many nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/i\u003e, Newbery Honor Book and National Book Award Finalist \u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e, and National Book Award finalist \u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Sheinkin delivers another meticulously researched WWII story, one he discovered while working on his Newbery Honor book, \u003ci\u003eBomb\u003c\/i\u003e. . . . Archival photos appear throughout, and an extensive bibliography, source notes, and index conclude this gripping, even horrific account of a battle for civil rights predating Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King, Jr.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003estarred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBy Steve Sheinkin:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism \u0026amp; Treachery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eUndefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhich Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKing George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Square Fish","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024599105776,"sku":"9781250073495","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781250073495_p0.jpg?v=1763763602","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250073495","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}