Solomon Schmidt
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Solomon Schmidt is the author of eight books in a series called History Bites. He wrote his first book at the age of 12, graduated high school at the age of 16, and has been described as “the youngest child historian in America.”
In addition to running historical tours in England and Scotland, Solomon also hosts the History Bites YouTube channel, where he has posted over 150 educational videos and interviews.
Solomon has traveled to Tanzania, Norway, Nepal, Iceland, Greenland, Jordan, Australia, and New Zealand to film videos for his channel and has given lectures at nearly 50 conferences throughout the United States. Solomon is also working to help expand education in rural parts of Nepal through the JAPA Workbook Initiative. Solomon is the author of Legal Gladiator, the authorized biography of Alan Dershowitz, and he is currently working on A Pen to Change the World, which is the first complete biography of J.K. Rowling. He lives in Buffalo, New York.
Praise for Solomon
Solomon, thanks for
all you do.
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Gov. Mike Huckabee
An amazing young author.
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Mike Tyson
Solomon is a very talented young man with a bright future ahead of him.
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President Donald Trump
Solomon...is perhaps the youngest child historian
in America.
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Steve Doocy
[I have] admiration for all [Solomon is] doing to make this a better world - and a more educated world.
Dame Jane Goodall
Solomon is a prodigy.
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Prof. Alan Dershowitz
[Solomon has] quite a remarkable record. [I'm] really impressed.
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Dr. Noam Chomsky
A reputable author.
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Rep. Jamie Raskin
Solomon's doing the hard work and getting after it.
Jocko Willink
Working...
Solomon discussing J.K. Rowling
while guiding guests through Edinburgh, Scotland
Solomon interviewing Dr. Jane Goodall in New York City
Solomon lecturing at a conference in Tennessee about the friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Solomon researching Legal Gladiator
in the archives of Brooklyn College
Solomon filming in Greenland near
the ancient homestead of Leif Erikson