{"product_id":"9781596439535","title":"Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA 2015 National Book Award Finalist, reviewed in \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as featured on the\u003ci\u003e Publishers Weekly \"\u003c\/i\u003eBest Books of 2015\" list.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Port Chicago 50\u003c\/i\u003e and Newbery Honor Book \u003ci\u003eBomb \u003c\/i\u003ecomes a tense, narrative nonfiction account of what the Times deemed \"the greatest story of the century\": how whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg transformed from obscure government analyst into \"the most dangerous man in America,\" and risked everything to expose a government conspiracy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn June 13, 1971, the front page of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eannounced the existence of a 7,000-page collection of documents containing a secret history of the Vietnam War. Known as The Pentagon Papers, these files had been commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Chronicling every action the government had taken in the Vietnam War, including an attempt by Nixon to foil peace talks, these papers revealed a pattern of deception spanning over twenty years and four presidencies, and forever changed the relationship between American citizens and the politicians claiming to represent their interests. The investigation--and attempted government coverups--that followed will sound familiar to those who followed the scandal surrounding Edward Snowden.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA provocative and political book that interrogates the meanings of patriotism, freedom, and integrity, \u003ci\u003eMost Dangerous \u003c\/i\u003efurther establishes Steve Sheinkin as a leader in children's nonfiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Roaring Brook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47133517611248,"sku":"9781596439535","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781596439535_p0.jpg?v=1763809075","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781596439535","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}