Bringing Down A President: The Watergate Scandal

"Bringing Down A President" offers an extraordinarily immediate and engaging look at the Watergate scandal, one of the most significant events in American history. Written in a unique screenplay format and incorporating extensive primary source quotes, particularly from Nixon's own recordings, this book makes complex historical events accessible and compelling for middle grade readers. It not only tells the story of political intrigue and journalistic perseverance but also serves as an excellent introduction to research methods and the use of primary source material, encouraging critical thinking about historical evidence.

An inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation: Watergate, told engagingly in screenplay format with primary sources.In this middle grade re-telling of one of the biggest scandals to rock our nation, a "fly on the wall" narrator takes us through the trials and tribulations of the Nixon Administration.Comprised almost completely of primary source quotes (good thing Nixon's recorder was on) and interspersed with contextual narrative, this middle grade nonfiction tells the story of the Watergate scandal in an extraordinarily immediate way. Written in screenplay format and highly designed this book is not only easy to read, but also compelling, and a useful study on how to research and use primary source material.