Martin W. Sandler is the author of Imprisoned , Lincoln Through the Lens, The Dust Bowl Through the Lens , and Kennedy Through the Lens . He has won five Emmy Awards for his writing for television and is the author of more than sixty books, two of which have been nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Among Sandler's other books are the six volumes in his award-winning Library of Congress American History Series for Young People, a series which has sold more than 500,000 copies. Other books by Mr. Sandler include: Island of Hope: T he Story of Ellis Island , Trapped in Ice , The Story of American Photography , The Vaqueros , America: A Celebration , and This Was America . Mr. Sandler has taught American history and American studies at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College, and lives in Massachusetts.

Craig Sandler is a journalist with 35 years' experience writing about Massachusetts politics. He owns and runs the State House News Service in Boston and the News Service of Florida in Tallahassee. He's trained and edited dozens of young reporters over the years, and authors the annual Massachusetts Political Almanac.