The Small and the Mighty by Sharon Mcmahon

The Small and the Mighty by Sharon Mcmahon

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The Small and the Mighty by Sharon Mcmahon

A #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From America's favorite government teacher, a "fascinating and fun" (Adam Grant) portrait of twelve ordinary Americans whose courage formed the character of our country.


In The Small and the Mighty, Sharon McMahon proves that the most remarkable Americans are often ordinary people who didn't make it into the textbooks. Not the presidents, but the telephone operators. Not the aristocrats, but the schoolteachers. Through meticulous research, she discovers history's unsung characters and brings their rich, riveting stories to light for the first time.

You'll meet a woman astride a white horse riding down Pennsylvania Ave, a young boy detained at a Japanese incarceration camp, a formerly enslaved woman on a mission to reunite with her daughter, a poet on a train, and a teacher who learns to work with her enemies. More than one thing is bombed, and multiple people surprisingly become rich. Some rich with money, and some wealthy with things that matter more.

This is a book about what really made America - and Americans - great. McMahon's cast of improbable champions will become familiar friends, lighting the path we journey in our quest to make the world more just, peaceful, good, and free.
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ISBN 13 9780593541678
ISBN 10 0593541677
Title The Small and the Mighty
Author Sharon Mcmahon
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Penguin Young Readers
Year published 2024-09-24
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.