1919: The Year That Changed America Explained

Author:Martin W. Sandler
Isbn:978-1-68119-801-9
Pub Date:January 8, 2019
Publisher:Bloomsbury Children's Books
Award:National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2019)

1919: The Year That Changed America is a 2019 non-fiction children's book by American author Martin W. Sandler. The book details various events from 1919, including the Great Molasses Flood in Boston, "which led to building code, municipal oversight, and corporate liability precedents", the Nineteenth Amendment's passing, racial tensions, the Red Scare, changing labor conditions, and the beginning of prohibition.[1] Beyond discussing the events themselves, Sandler explain the long-standing impact of each in the United States.

1919 was well received by critics. Kirkus Reviews referred to it as "an entertaining and instructive look at a tumultuous year,"[2] while Publishers Weekly highlighted "Sandler's narrative skill and eye for detail, and the abundant archival photos throughout," which they found "make for an engrossing resource". Stephanie Wilkes, writing for School Library Journal, described the book as "well researched and presented in an attractive manner" as it "delivers a solid look at a pivotal year".[3] Most reviewers found the "100 Years Later" chapter, which connects the events of 1919 to the present, intriguing; however, Booklist's Carolyn Phelan noted that "a few sections stretch the concept rather far, presenting current issues such as climate change". Otherwise, Phelan found the book to be "an intriguing look back at America in 1919".[4]

The Washington Post named 1919 one of the best children's books of 2019.[5] The following year, Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best history books for children ages 14 and older.[6]

Awards for 1919!Year!Award!Result!
2019Cybils Award for Junior High NonfictionFinalist[7]
National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureWinner[8] [9] [10]
2020Orbis Pictus AwardHonor[11]
YALSA Award for Excellence in NonfictionNominee[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018-11-19 . 1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W Sandler . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831213255/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681198019 . August 31, 2024 . 2024-08-31 . Publishers Weekly.
  2. Web site: 2018-09-29 . 1919 . 2024-09-01 . Kirkus Reviews.
  3. Web site: Wilkes . Stephanie . 2018-11-01 . 1919: The Year That Changed America . 2024-09-01 . School Library Journal.
  4. Web site: Phelan . Carolyn . 2018-11-01 . 1919: The Year That Changed America . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212050/https://www.booklistonline.com/1919-The-Year-That-Changed-America-/pid=9708984 . August 31, 2024 . 2024-08-31 . Booklist.
  5. News: Barron . Christina . 2019-11-21 . The best children's books of 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730235106/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/2019/11/20/46168862-01b2-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html . July 30, 2024 . December 30, 2023 . The Washington Post.
  6. Web site: 2020 . Best Children's Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2020 Edition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212719/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2020-14-and-Up-list-for-the-web.pdf . August 31, 2024 . 2024-08-31 . . 16.
  7. Web site: 2019 Cybils Finalists . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221105105246/https://www.cybils.com/cybils-books/2019-cybils-finalists . 2022-11-05 . 2023-03-26 . Children's and Young Adult Book Lover's Literary Awards . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2019 National Book Award Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230180508/https://www.nationalbook.org/books/1919-the-year-that-changed-america/ . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023 . .
  9. Web site: Kantor . Emma . 2019-11-21 . Martin W. Sandler Wins 2019 NBA for Young People's Literature . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200823212115/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/81815-martin-w-sandler-wins-2019-nba-for-young-people-s-literature.html . August 23, 2020 . 2024-08-31 . . en.
  10. Web site: Wilkes . Stephanie . 2019-12-11 . "Progress is never in a straight line." Martin W. Sandler, 2019 National Book Award Winner, Talks History . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240824160441/https://www.slj.com/story/martin-sandler-national-book-award-qa . August 24, 2024 . 2024-08-31 . School Library Journal.
  11. Dávila . Denise . Aziz-Raina . Seemi . Chaudhri . Amina . Costner . Suzanne . Grabarek . Daryl . Rodriguez . Sanjuana . Waugh . Julie . 2020-11-01 . Children's Literature Reviews: 2020 Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction . Language Arts . en . 98 . 2 . 100–108 . 10.58680/la202030993 . 0360-9170 . September 1, 2024 . July 9, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240709155538/https://publicationsncte.org/content/journals/10.58680/la202030993 . live .
  12. Web site: Nonfiction Award Nominations . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230916025236/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/booklistsawards/bookawards/nonfiction/officialnoms . September 16, 2023 . 2023-06-22 . YALSA.

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