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Most dangerous : Daniel Ellsberg and the secret history of the Vietnam War / Steve Sheinkin.

Sheinkin, Steve, (author.).

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From Steve Sheinkin, the award-winning author of "The Port Chicago 50" and "Bomb" comes a tense, exciting exploration of what the Times deemed "the greatest story of the century": how Daniel Ellsberg transformed from obscure government analyst into "the most dangerous man in America," and risked everything to expose the government's deceit. On June 13, 1971, the front page of the New York Times announced the existence of a 7,000-page collection of documents containing a secret history of the Vietnam War. Known as The Pentagon Papers, these documents had been commissioned by Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara. Chronicling every action the government had taken in the Vietnam War, they 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.

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  • ISBN: 9781596439528
  • ISBN: 1596439521
  • ISBN: 9781250180834
  • ISBN: 125018083X
  • Physical Description: 370 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2015.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Publisher and pagination may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue : Feasibility study -- Part I. Insider. Cold warrior ; Day one ; Hostile action ; Welcome Americans ; Wider war ; Patricia ; Limited operations ; Diving board ; Kill ratio ; Escalation ; Break-up ; Making progress ; Search and destroy ; Lasting impression -- Part II. Secrets and Lies. Credibility gap ; The power of leaks ; Low point ; Madman theory ; The Pentagon Papers ; Whole vote ; Night work ; Troublemaker ; Behind the mask ; Bridges burned ; War room ; A matter of patriotism -- Part III. Outsider. Slow build ; Mr. Boston ; Underground ; Arrest ; Fame ; The plumbers ; Bag job ; Consequences ; Preposterous ; Peace with honor? ; Bizarre events ; Painful truth -- Epilogue : History repeats.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 10 to 14.
890L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.7 11 176659.
Accelerated Reader AR MG+ 6.7 11.0 176659.
Accelerated Reader MG+ 6.7 11.0.
Awards Note:
National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature, 2015
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction, 2016
Boston Globe/Horn Book Nonfiction Award, 2016

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Subject:
Ellsberg, Daniel.
Rand Corporation > Employees > Biography.
Pentagon Papers.
Whistle blowing > United States > History > 20th century.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975.
United States > Foreign relations > Vietnam.
Vietnam > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1969-1974.
Genre:
Biographies.
Young adult literature.
Young adult literature.

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