Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8 | TheBookSeekers

Two Men and a Car: Franklin Roosevelt, Al Capone, and a Cadillac V-8


School year: Year 6, Year 7, Year 8

No. of pages 64

Published: 2019

Great for age 7-13 years

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He must make a speech to a joint session of Congress that will build support for Americas entry to World War II, but to do that he needs an armored vehicle in which to make the short trip from the White House to the Capitol Building. According to legend, the car Roosevelt rode in that day, borrowed from the FBIs impound lot, was an armored Cadillac V-8 built for gangster Al Capone in the late 1920s to shield himself from enemies. Is the legend true, or is it an American tall tale in the tradition of Paul Bunyan or John Henry? Either way, its an ideal vehicle to compare and contrast the lives of two American men who grew up within miles of one another: one a great president, the other an infamous villain. F&P Level Y

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 5th grade-7th grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 9-12 years.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by Tilbury House, U. S. .

Michael Garland is the author and illustrator of Angel Cat, among many other titles. He lives in Patterson, New York.