James Cross Giblin

Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today

James Cross Giblin

• 1983 NBA–Child Nonfiction winner
• 1982 Golden Kite-nonfiction winner
• Score: 20.33

Traces the history and folklore of the chimney-sweeping profession from the fifteenth century to the present day, emphasizing the plight of the often abused climbing boys of past centuries.

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler

James Cross Giblin

• 2003 Sibert winner
• Score: 10.53

Many people believe Hitler was the personification of evil. In this intriguing biography, James Cross Giblin penetrates this façade and presents a picture of a complex person — at once a brilliant, influential politician and a deeply disturbed man.

Let There Be Light: A Book About Windows

James Cross Giblin

• 1988 Golden Kite-nonfiction winner
• Score: 10.38

Surveys the development of windows from prehistory to the modern era.

Walls: Defenses Throughout History

James Cross Giblin

• 1984 Golden Kite-nonfiction winner
• Score: 10.34

Discusses why and how walls have been constructed throughout history, around cities, castles, even countries.

Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth

James Cross Giblin

• 2005 Horn Book-nonfiction honor
• Score: 6.55

On April 14, 1865, five days after the end of the Civil War, John Wilkes Booth fired a single shot and changed the course of American history. His infamous deed cost him his life and brought notoriety and shame to his family-particularly his elder brother, the renowned actor Edwin Booth. From that day forward, Edwin would be known as “the brother of the man who killed President Lincoln.”

In many ways, the Booth brothers were two of a kind. They were among America’s finest actors, having inherited from their father, Junius Brutus Booth, a commanding stage…

The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin

James Cross Giblin

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

Charles A. Lindbergh: A Human Hero

James Cross Giblin

A biography of the pilot whose life was full of controversy and tragedy, but also fulfilling achievements.

Secrets of the Sphinx

James Cross Giblin

Discusses some of Egypt's most famous artifacts and monuments, including the pyramids, the Rosetta Stone, and, especially, the Great Sphinx, presenting research and speculation about their origins and their future.