Martin W. Sandler Explained

Birth Name:	Martin William Sandler
Birth Date:	11 February 1933
Birth Place:	New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Genre:	American History
Signature:	MWSSignature.jpg
Awards:	Cybils Award (2013, 2019) National Book Award for Young People's Literature (2019)
Education:	Providence College (BA) Brown University (MA)
Notable Works:	Secret Subway (2009) The Impossible Rescue (2012) Imprisoned (2013) How the Beatles Changed the World (2014) Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation (2015) The Whydah (2017) Apollo 8 (2018) 1919 (2019) Race Through the Skies (2020)

Martin W. Sandler (born February 11, 1933) is an American historian, writer and teacher, the author of more than 50 books about American history and photography. Notable works include Secret Subway (2009), The Impossible Rescue (2012), Imprisoned (2013), How the Beatles Changed the World (2014), Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation (2015), The Whydah (2017), Apollo 8 (2018), 1919 (2019), and Race Through the Skies (2020). Among other honors, he won the 2019 National Book Award for Young People's Literature.

Early life and education

Sandler was born February 11, 1933, in New Bedford, Massachusetts.

He attended Providence College on a baseball scholarship, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in history; he later earned a Master of Arts in history from Brown University.^[1]

Career

Sandler worked as a history and English teacher and baseball coach at Quincy Central Junior High School in Quincy, MA^[2] and head of school at Stowe Preparatory Academy in Stowe, Vt. He subsequently taught American Studies at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst and Smith College.^[3] While a teacher, Sandler endeavored to revitalize the teaching of secondary-school history with a 1971 textbook, The People Make a Nation, that called on students to draw conclusions about history from examining and interpreting primary sources, instead of memorizing facts and narratives.^[4]

Awards and honors

Eleven of Sander's books are Junior Library Guild selections: Vaqueros (2001),^[5] America Through the Lens (2005),^[6] Secret Subway (2009),^[7] The Impossible Rescue (2012),^[8] How the Beatles Changed the World (2014),^[9] Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation (2016),^[10] The Whydah (2017),^[11] Apollo 8 (2018),^[12] Race Through the Skies (2020),^[13] Picturing a Nation (2022),^[14] and Shipwrecked! (2023).^[15]

Sandler's books have regularly been included on year-end lists:

• In 1979, The Story of American Photography was named one of the year's best nonfiction children's books The Horn Book Magazine.^[16]
• In 2012, The Impossible Rescue was named one of the year's best children's books by Kirkus Reviews and School Library Journal. The following year, Bank Street College of Education included it on their list of the best history books for children ages 12-14.^[17]
• In 2012, Through the Lens was named a history book of "outstanding merit" for children ages 9-12 by Bank Street College of Education.^[18]
• In 2016, Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation was named one of the year's best history books for children ages 14 and up by Bank Street College of Education.^[19]
• In 2017, The Whydah was named one of the year's best nonfiction children's books by New York Public Library (NYPL) and School Library Journal.^{[20] [21]} The following year, the Association for Library Service to Children named it among the year's Notable Children's Books,^[22] and Bank Street College of Education named it a history book of "outstanding merit" for children ages 12-14.^[23]
• In 2019, 1919 was named one of the year's best children's books by The Washington Post.^[24] The following year, Bank Street College of Education named it one of the year's best history books for children ages 14 and older.^[25]
• In 2019, Apollo 8 was named a history book of "outstanding merit" for children ages 12-14 by Bank Street College of Education.^[26]
• In 2021, Picturing a Nation was included on Booklist's list of the year's "Top 10 Arts Books for Youth".^[27] The following year, Bank Street College of Education named a history book of "outstanding merit" for children ages 12-14 by .^[28]
• In 2023, Shipwrecked! was named one of the year's best children's books by the NYPL.^[29] The following year, Bank Street College of Education named Shipwrecked! one of the year's best history books for children ages 12-24.^[30]

Awards for Sandler's writing!Title!Year!Award!Result!

1919	2019	Cybils Award for Junior High Nonfiction	Finalist	^[31]
		National Book Award for Young People's Literature	Winner	^[32] ^[33] ^[34]
	2020	Orbis Pictus Award	Honor	^[35]
		YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Nominee	^[36]
Apollo 8	2018	Cybils Award for Junior High Nonfiction	Finalist	^[37]
Imprisoned	2013	Cybils Award for Young Adult Nonfiction	Winner	^[38] ^[39]
	2014	YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Finalist	^[40]
	2013	YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Nominee	^[41]
Lincoln Through the Lens	2008	Cybils Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Nonfiction	Finalist	^[42]
Race Through the Skies	2021	YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Nominee	^[43]
Secret Subway	2010	YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Finalist	^[44]
Shipwrecked	2024	Sibert Medal	Honor	^[45]
	2018	YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction	Finalist	^[46] ^[47]
	2019	Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award	Nominee	^[48]
		Cybils Award for Junior High Nonfiction	Winner	^[49]

Selected publications

Sole author

• Book: This was Connecticut: Images of a Vanished World . 1977 . Little, Brown, & Co. . 978-0-316-77019-4 .
• Book: This Was New England: Images of a Vanished Past . 1977 . New York Graphic Society . 978-0-8212-0715-4 .
• Book: Story of American Photography: An Illustrated History for Young People . 1979 . Little, Brown, & Co. . 978-0-316-77021-7 .
• Book: This Was America . 1980 . Little, Brown & Co. . 0-2050-2700-8.
• Book: The Way We Lived: A Photographic Record of Work in Vanished America . 1984 . Little, Brown, & Co. . 978-0-316-77020-0.
• Book: American Image: Photographing One Hundred Fifty Years in the Life of a Nation . 1989 . Contemporary books . 978-0-8092-4381-5 .
• Book: Cowboys . 1994 . HarperCollinsPublishers . 978-0-06-023318-1 .
• Book: Pioneers . 1994 . HarperCollins . 978-0-06-023023-4 . ^[50]
• Book: Immigrants . 1995 . HarperCollins . 978-0-06-024507-8 . ^[51]
• Book: Presidents . 1995 . HarperCollins . 978-0-06-024534-4 . ^[52]
• Book: Civil War . 1996 . HarperCollins Publishers . 978-0-06-026024-8 . ^[53]
• Book: Inventors . 1996 . HarperCollins Publishers . 978-0-06-024923-6 . ^[54]
• Book: America! A Celebration . 2000 . DK . 0-7894-6806-9. ^[55]
• Book: Vaqueros: America's First Cowmen . 2001 . Henry Holt and Co . 978-0-8050-6019-5 . ^[56]
• Book: Against the Odds: Women Pioneers in the First Hundred Years of Photography . 2002 . Rizzoli Internat. Publ . 978-0-8478-2304-8 .
• Book: Photography: An Illustrated History . 2002 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-512608-2 . ^[57]
• Book: America's Great Disasters . 2003 . HarperCollins . 978-0-06-029107-5 . ^[58]
• Book: Driving Around the USA: Automobiles in American Life . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-513230-4 .
• Book: Galloping across the USA: Horses in American Life . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-513226-7 . Transportation in America . New York. ^[59]
• Book: Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-513228-1 . ^[60]
• Book: Straphanging in the USA: Trolleys and Subways in American Life . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-513229-8 .
• Book: Flying over the USA: Airplanes in American Life . 2004 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-513231-1 .
• Book: Island of Hope: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America . 2004 . Scholastic . 978-0-439-53082-8 . ^[61]
• Book: On the Waters of the USA: Ships and Boats in American Life . 2003 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-195-13227-4.
• Book: America Through the Lens: Photographers Who Changed the Nation . 2005 . Henry Holt and Co . 978-0-8050-7367-6 . ocm56617358. ^[62]
• Book: Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship . 2006 . Sterling Publishing Company . 978-1-4027-4085-5 . ocm72695861. ^{[63] [64]}
• Book: Trapped In Ice!: An Amazing True Whaling Adventure . 2006 . Scholastic Nonfiction . 978-0-439-74363-1 . ocm59756031.
• Book: Atlantic Ocean: The Illustrated History of the Ocean That Changed the World . 2008 . Sterling . 978-1-4027-4724-3 . 213301460. ^[65]
• Book: Lincoln Through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Shaped An Extraordinary Life . 2008 . Walker Publishing Company . 978-0-8027-9666-0 . 190620127. ^[66]
• Book: The Dust Bowl Through the Lens: How Photograph Revealed and Helped Remedy a Natural Disaster . 2008 . Walker & Company . 978-0-8027-9547-2 . ^[67]
• Book: . 2009 . National Geographic . 978-1-4263-0463-7 . 244416711. ^[68]
• Book: Lost to Time: Unforgettable Stories that History Forgot . 2010 . Sterling Publishing . 978-1-4027-2958-4 . 436618708. ^[69]
• Book: . 2012 . Candlewick Press . 978-0-7636-5080-3 . ^[70]
• Book: Kennedy through the Lens: How Photography and Television Revealed and Shaped an Extraordinary Leader . 2011 . Walker & Co . 978-0-8027-2160-0 . ^[71]
• Book: . 2013 . Walker Books For Young Readers . 978-0-8027-2277-5 . New York. ^[72]
• Book: The Letters of John F. Kennedy . 2013 . Bloomsbury Press . 978-1-60819-271-7 . ^{[73] [74]}
• Book: Why Did the Whole World Go to War? And Other Questions about World War II . 2013 . Sterling Children's Books . . 978-1-4027-9621-0 . ^[75]
• Book: . 2014 . Walker Books for Young Readers . 978-0-8027-3565-2 . ^{[76] [77]}
• Book: Who Were the American Pioneers? And Other Questions about Westward Expansion . 2014 . Sterling Children's Books . . 978-1-4027-9624-1 . ^[78]
• Book: . 2015 . Candlewick Press . 978-0-7636-6527-2 . 900179943. ^[79]
• Book: . 2017 . Candlewick Press . 978-0-7636-8033-6 . 953597834.
• Book: . 2018 . Candlewick Press . 978-0-7636-9489-0 . on1020309754. ^{[80] [81]}
• Book: . 2019 . Bloomsbury Children's Books . 978-1-68119-801-9. ^{[82] [83]}
• Book: . 2020 . Bloomsbury Children's Books . 978-1-5476-0346-6 . ^{[84] [85]}
• Book: Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself . 2021 . Candlewick Press . 978-1-5362-1525-0 . Somerville. ^{[86] [87]}
• Book: . 2023 . Astra Young Readers . 978-1-6626-0204-7 . ^{[88] [89]}

With Others

• with Edwin C. Rozwenc and Edward C. Martin, The People Make a A Nation, Boston: Allyn and Bacon (1971)

Notes and References

1. News: Harder . Jeff . April 2013 . All in Good Time . 2024-08-31 . Cape Cod Life Publications .
2. News: Martin Sandler has dozens of books to his credit, no plans to retire . Sep 10, 2010 . Cape Cod Times . December 30, 2023 . December 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230161605/https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/entertainment/books/2010/09/12/martin-sandler-has-dozens-books/51476377007/ . live .
3. Web site: History's Omnivore: Martin Sandler Takes Home a National Book Award .
4. Kelsey . Buddy . Review:Untitled . The History Teacher . Aug 1974 . 7 . 4 . 619–622 . 10.2307/492070 . 492070 . 2023-12-30 . December 30, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230172411/https://www.jstor.org/stable/492070 . live .
5. Web site: Vaqueros: America’s First Cowmen . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en.
6. Web site: America Through the Lens . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210326/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/america-through-the-lens-9780805073676j . live .
7. Web site: Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210332/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/secret-subway-the-fascinating-tale-of-an-9781426304620j . live .
8. Web site: The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en.
9. Web site: How the Beatles Changed the World . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210322/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/how-the-beatles-changed-the-world-9780802735669j . live .
10. Web site: Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en.
11. Web site: The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831185828/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/the-whydah-a-pirate-ship-feared-wrecked-9780763680336j . live .
12. Web site: Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210318/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/apollo-8-the-mission-that-changed-everyt-9780763694890j . live .
13. Web site: Race through the Skies: The Week the World Learned to Fly . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210323/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/race-through-the-skies-the-week-the-worl-9781547603442j . live .
14. Web site: Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression's Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212831/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/picturing-a-nation-the-great-depression-9781536215250j . live .
15. Web site: Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor . 2024-08-31 . Junior Library Guild . en . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212714/https://www.juniorlibraryguild.com/shipwrecked-diving-for-hidden-time-capsu-9781662602047j . live .
16. Web site: Horn Book Fanfare 1938 to present . 2024-08-31 . . May 17, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230517160730/https://www.hbook.com/page/horn-book-fanfare-1938-to-present . live .
17. Web site: 2013 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2013 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . 12 . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212712/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet_web/media/filer_public/filer_public/2013/06/19/2013twelve-to-fourteen.pdf . live .
18. Web site: 2012 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Nine to Twelve, 2012 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . 16 . December 24, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211224193803/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet_web/media/filer_public/2012/04/30/2012ninetotwelve.pdf . live .
19. Web site: 2016 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2016 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . 10 . June 20, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240620192202/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2016/03/01/2016fourteen-up_1617.pdf . live .
20. Web site: The Whydah . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831185837/https://borrow.nypl.org/search/card?id=0255e03c-fddd-5588-b01e-afdd7381228f&entityType=FormatGroup . live .
21. Web site: Cappiello . Mary Ann . 2017-12-18 . The Best of 2017 . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831185830/https://www.slj.com/story/the-best-of-2017 . live .
22. Web site: 2018-04-01 . Notable Children's Books: 2018 . 2024-08-31 . . December 14, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221214154514/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9456399 . live .
23. Web site: 202 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2018 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212722/https://d2mguk73h8xisw.cloudfront.net/media/filer_public/filer_public/2018/03/19/2018_12_to_14_list_for_the_web_1634.pdf . live .
24. News: Barron . Christina . 2019-11-21 . The best children's books of 2019 . December 30, 2023 . . July 30, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240730235106/https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/kidspost/2019/11/20/46168862-01b2-11ea-8501-2a7123a38c58_story.html . live .
25. Web site: 2020 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Fourteen and Older, 2020 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . 16 . August 31, 2024 . 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 . live .
26. Web site: 2019 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen, 2019 Edition . 2024-08-31 . . 13 . July 1, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230701015527/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/2019-12-to-14-list-for-the-web.pdf . live .
27. Web site: Smith . Julia . 2021-10-15 . Top 10 Arts Books for Youth: 2021 . 2024-08-31 . . May 18, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518234359/https://www.booklistonline.com/ProductInfo.aspx?pid=9754903 . live .
28. Web site: 2022 . Best Children’s Books of the Year, Twelve to Fourteen . 2024-08-31 . . September 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220924030549/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/BBL-2022-Twelve-to-Fourteen-for-web.pdf . live .
29. Web site: Best Books for Kids 2023 . 2024-08-31 . . en . March 8, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230308132527/https://www.nypl.org/books-more/recommendations/best-books/kids . live .
30. Web site: 2024 . The Best Children's Books of the Year, 2024 Edition, Twelve to Fourteen . 2024-08-31 . . 10 . June 3, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240603160855/https://s3.amazonaws.com/bankstreet-wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/2024-BBL-Twelve-to-Fourteen-section-for-web-FINAL-revised-6-May-2024.pdf . live .
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33. Web site: Kantor . Emma . 2019-11-21 . Martin W. Sandler Wins 2019 NBA for Young People's Literature . 2024-08-31 . . en . August 23, 2020 . 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 . live .
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40. Web site: December 4, 2014 . YALSA 2014 Nonfiction Award . December 30, 2023 . . October 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221003142022/https://www.ala.org/yalsa/2014-nonfiction-award . live .
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51. Web site: April 15, 1995 . Immigrants . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212842/https://www.booklistonline.com/Immigrants-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=968735 . live .
52. Web site: March 1, 1995 . Presidents . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212843/https://www.booklistonline.com/Presidents-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=978263 . live .
53. Web site: March 15, 1996 . Civil War . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212725/https://www.booklistonline.com/Civil-War-A-Library-of-Congress-Book-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=450584 . live .
54. Web site: March 15, 1996 . Inventors . subscription . 2024-08-31 . Booklist.
55. Web site: December 15, 2000 . America! A Celebration . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210945/https://www.booklistonline.com/America-A-Celebration-/pid=883565 . live .
56. Web site: 2001-01-01 . Vaqueros: America's First Cowmen . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211017/https://www.booklistonline.com/Vaqueros-America-s-First-Cowmen-/pid=1078596 . live .
57. Web site: 2002-04-15 . Photography: An Illustrated History . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211014/https://www.booklistonline.com/Photography-An-Illustrated-History-/pid=485423 . live .
58. Web site: 2003-06-01 . America's Great Disasters . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211014/https://www.booklistonline.com/America-s-Great-Disasters-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=782905 . live .
59. Web site: 2003-09-15 . Galloping across the USA: Horses in American Life . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831210956/https://www.booklistonline.com/Galloping-across-the-USA-Horses-in-American-Life-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=299729 . live .
60. Web site: 2003-09-15 . Riding the Rails in the USA: Trains in American Life . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211020/https://www.booklistonline.com/Riding-the-Rails-in-the-USA-Trains-in-American-Life-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=487536 . live .
61. Web site: 2004-03-22 . ISLAND OF HOPE: The Story of Ellis Island and the Journey to America by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107161111/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780439530828 . live .
62. Web site: 2005-09-01 . America Through the Lens: Photographers Who Changed the Nation . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211601/https://www.booklistonline.com/America-Through-the-Lens-Photographers-Who-Changed-the-Nation-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=1495876 . live .
63. Web site: 2006-10-15 . Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211601/https://www.booklistonline.com/Resolute-The-Epic-Search-for-the-Northwest-Passage-and-John-Franklin-and-the-Discovery-of-the-Queen-s-Ghost-Ship-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=1774928 . live .
64. Web site: 2006-10-01 . Resolute: The Epic Search for the Northwest Passage and John Franklin, and the Discovery of the Queen's Ghost Ship by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . Publishers Weekly.
65. Web site: 2008-10-27 . Atlantic Ocean: The Illustrated History of the Ocean That Changed the World by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107161624/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781402747243 . live .
66. Web site: 2008-09-15 . Lincoln through the Lens . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211555/https://www.booklistonline.com/Lincoln-through-the-Lens-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=2827226 . live .
67. Web site: 2009-11-01 . The Dust Bowl through the Lens: How Photography Revealed and Helped Remedy a National Disaster . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211605/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Dust-Bowl-through-the-Lens-How-Photography-Revealed-and-Helped-Remedy-a-National-Disaster-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=3545851 . live .
68. Web site: 2009-06-01 . The Secret Subway: The Fascinating Tale of an Amazing Feat of Engineering . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211504/https://www.booklistonline.com/The-Secret-Subway-The-Fascinating-Tale-of-an-Amazing-Feat-of-Engineering-/pid=3255746 . live .
69. Web site: Lost to Time . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211441/https://www.booklistonline.com/Lost-to-Time-Unforgettable-Stories-That-History-Forgot-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=4228576 . live .
70. Web site: 2012-08-20 . The Impossible Rescue: The True Story of an Amazing Arctic Adventure by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107161113/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780763650803 . live .
71. Web site: 2011-02-01 . Kennedy through the Lens . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211447/https://www.booklistonline.com/Kennedy-through-the-Lens-How-Photography-and-Television-Revealed-and-Shaped-an-Extraordinary-Leader-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=4390830 . live .
72. Web site: 2013-11-12 . Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans during World War II . subscription . 2024-08-31 . Booklist.
73. Web site: 2013-07-29 . The Letters of John F. Kennedy by John F. Kennedy . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211446/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781608192717 . live .
74. Web site: 2013-10-01 . The Letters of John F. Kennedy . subscription . 2024-09-02 . Booklist.
75. Web site: 2013-03-15 . Why Did the Whole World Go to War? And Other Questions about World War II . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211524/https://www.booklistonline.com/Why-Did-the-Whole-World-Go-to-War-And-Other-Questions-about-World-War-II-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=5954624 . live .
76. Web site: 2013-11-25 . How the Beatles Changed the World by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107161113/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780802735652 . live .
77. Web site: 2014-02-01 . How the Beatles Changed the World . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . March 22, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170322212449/https://www.booklistonline.com/How-the-Beatles-Changed-the-World-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=6508094 . live .
78. Web site: 2014-02-01 . Who Were the American Pioneers? And Other Questions about Westward Expansion . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211407/https://www.booklistonline.com/Who-Were-the-American-Pioneers-And-Other-Questions-about-Westward-Expansion-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=6547986 . live .
79. Web site: Leeper . Angela . 2015-09-01 . Iron Rails, Iron Men, and the Race to Link the Nation: The Story of the Transcontinental Railroad . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211428/https://www.booklistonline.com/Iron-Rails-Iron-Men-and-the-Race-to-Link-the-Nation-The-Story-of-the-Transcontinental-Railroad-Martin-W-Sandler/pid=7549420 . August 31, 2024 . 2024-08-31 . Booklist.
80. Web site: 2018-11-26 . Apollo 8: The Mission that Changed Everything by Martin W. Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . January 7, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240107161624/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780763694890 . live .
81. Web site: 2018-09-15 . Apollo 8: The Mission That Changed Everything . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211441/https://www.booklistonline.com/Apollo-8-The-Mission-That-Changed-Everything-/pid=9705094 . live .
82. Web site: 2018-11-01 . 1919: The Year That Changed America . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212050/https://www.booklistonline.com/1919-The-Year-That-Changed-America-/pid=9708984 . live .
83. Web site: 2018-11-19 . 1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831213255/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781681198019 . live .
84. Web site: 2020-07-23 . Race Through the Skies: The Week the World Learned to Fly by Martin W Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831213416/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781547603442 . live .
85. Web site: 2020-05-01 . Race through the Skies: The Week the World Learned to Fly . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211920/https://www.booklistonline.com/Race-through-the-Skies-The-Week-the-World-Learned-to-Fly-/pid=9733236 . live .
86. Web site: 2021-07-08 . Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself by Martin W Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831213258/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781536215250 . live .
87. Web site: Smith . Julia . 2021-09-15 . Picturing a Nation: The Great Depression’s Finest Photographers Introduce America to Itself . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211932/https://www.booklistonline.com/Picturing-a-Nation-The-Great-Depression-s-Finest-Photographers-Introduce-America-to-Itself-/pid=9747085 . live .
88. Web site: 2023-08-31 . Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W Sandler . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831212034/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781662602047 . live .
89. Web site: August 2023 . Shipwrecked! Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor . subscription . 2024-08-31 . . August 31, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240831211929/https://www.booklistonline.com/Shipwrecked-Diving-for-Hidden-Time-Capsules-on-the-Ocean-Floor-/pid=9780109 . live .