Elizabeth Mitchell

This "delicious, suspenseful . . . and cleverly written romp through a dramatic and forgotten moment in American history" reveals how Lincoln manipulated the media during the Civil War--shining new light on the current 'fake news' crisis (Elizabeth Gilbert) In 1864, during the bloodiest days of the Civil War, two newspapers published a call, allegedly authored by President Lincoln, for the immediate conscription of 400,000 more Union soldiers. New York streets erupted in pandemonium. Wall Street markets went wild. When Lincoln sent troops to seize the newspaper presses and arrest the editors, it became clear: The proclamation was a lie. Who put out this fake news? Was it a Confederate spy hoping to incite another draft riot? A political enemy out to ruin the president in an election year? Or was there some truth to the proclamation--far more truth than anyone suspected? Unpacking this overlooked historical mystery for the first time, journalist Elizabeth Mitchell takes readers on a dramatic journey from newspaper offices filled with heroes and charlatans to the haunted White House confinement of Mary Todd Lincoln, from the packed pews of the celebrated preacher Reverend Henry Ward Beecher's Plymouth Church to the War Department offices in the nation's capital and a Grand Jury trial. In Lincoln's Lie, Mitchell brings to life the remarkable story of the manipulators of the news and why they decided to play such a dangerous game during a critical period of American history. Her account of Lincoln's troubled relationship to the press and its role in the Civil War is one that speaks powerfully to our current political crises: fake news, profiteering, Constitutional conflict, and a president at war with the press.

Cami's troubled life as a motherless teen can't seem to get any worse, but shortly after she turns seventeen, it takes an unexpected turn. She discovers a vintage necklace, along with a hidden note vaguely warning her of Deceivers. Thrust into the enchanted world of Olmerias, she's greeted by a family she never knew she had, and she's drawn to a young teen with an effervescent personality who challenges her every chance of the way. Distracted by the evil Deceiver and his followers, the clock is ticking as Cami confronts her unresolved feelings of the past. With hidden truths revealing themselves at each turn, Cami finds that the Deceiver is closer than she could have anticipated. But how do you defeat an entity that disguises itself in the mask of shadows? Will Cami's newfound strength keep her and those she loves from harm, or will the Deceiver's deadly game be her undoing?

Cami's troubled life as a motherless teen can't seem to get any worse, but shortly after she turns seventeen, it takes an unexpected turn. She discovers a vintage necklace, along with a hidden note vaguely warning her of Deceivers. Thrust into the enchanted world of Olmerias, she's greeted by a family she never knew she had, and she's drawn to a young teen with an effervescent personality who challenges her every chance of the way. Distracted by the evil Deceiver and his followers, the clock is ticking as Cami confronts her unresolved feelings of the past. With hidden truths revealing themselves at each turn, Cami finds that the Deceiver is closer than she could have anticipated. But how do you defeat an entity that disguises itself in the mask of shadows? Will Cami's newfound strength keep her and those she loves from harm, or will the Deceiver's deadly game be her undoing?

“A fascinating story.” —LeVar BurtonThe thrilling adventures of a slave who became known worldwide for his explorations of Mammoth Cave. If you toured Mammoth Cave in Kentucky in the year 1838, you would have been led by candlelight through dark, winding tunnels to the edge of a terrifying bottomless pit. Your guide would have been seventeen-year-old Stephen Bishop, an African American slave who became known around the world for his knowledge of Mammoth Cave. Bishop needed bravery, intelligence, and curiosity to explore the vast cavern. Using only a lantern, rope, and other basic caving equipment, he found a way to cross the bottomless pit and discover many more miles of incredible grottoes and tunnels. For the rest of his life he guided visitors through the cave, showing them how to stoop, bend, and crawl through passageways that were sometimes far from the traditional tour route. Based on the narratives of those who toured the cave with him, Journey to the Bottomless Pit is the first book for young readers ever written about Stephen Bishop. New to this edition: A free teacher’s guide to this book, as well as an interview with current-day Mammoth Cave guide Jerry Bransford, great-great-grandson of Stephen Bishop’s fellow guide, Mat Bransford.

In Guangzhou, China we run an interactive preschool like none around us. This is the training manual we use to get our new teachers and parents of our students on the same page.

The Statue of Liberty has become one of the most recognizable monuments in the world: a symbol of freedom and the American Dream. But the story of the creation of the statue has been obscured by myth. In reality, she was the inspiration of one quixotic French sculptor hungry for fame and adoration. Inspired by descriptions of the Colossus of Rhodes, the young Frederic Auguste Bartholdi first envisioned building a monumental statue of a slave woman holding a lamp that would serve as a lighthouse for Ferdinand de Lesseps's proposed Suez Canal. But after he failed to win this commission, and in the chaotic wake of the Franco-Prussian War, Bartholdi set off for America, where he saw the perfect site for his statue: Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. Before long, he was organizing the construction of a massive copper woman in a Paris workshop. Through spectacular displays of the statue's arm and torch in Philadelphia at the 1876 World's Fair, and the statue's head at the 1878 Paris Exhibition, along with other creative fundraising efforts, Bartholdi himself collected almost all of the money required to build the statue. Meanwhile, he brought luminaries including Gustave Eiffel, Victor Hugo, Ulysses S. Grant, Joseph Pulitzer, and Emma Lazarus into his scheme. Moving from the black waters of the Nile to the revolution-torn boulevards of Paris, to the muddy streets of New York, Liberty's Torch tells the story of an artist, entrepreneur and inventor who fought against all odds to create this wonder of the modern world.

Thorough research and engrossing text combine to present a thrilling glimpse into the enigmatic world of horse racing by focusing on the 1999 Derby winner Charismatic, from his birth through his tragic death, detailing the major people in this extraordinary horse's life, including the trainer, owners, and jockey Chris Antley, whose own tragic story matches that of his horse. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.