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Solomon Schmidt

Solomon Schmidt is the 22-year-old author of ten books. These include eight books in a series called History Bites, as well as biographies on Alan Dershowitz and J.K. Rowling. 

Solomon wrote his first book at the age of 12 and was described by Fox & Friends at 13 as “the youngest child historian in America.” In addition to running historical tours in England and Scotland, he also hosts the History Bites YouTube channel, where he has posted over 150 educational videos and interviews.

Solomon has traveled to all seven continents to film videos for his channel, including in Tanzania, Norway, Nepal, Iceland, Greenland, Canada, Jordan, Argentina, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia, Australia, New Zealand, and Antarctica. He has spoken at conferences throughout the United States and is also working to help expand education in rural parts of Nepal through the JAPA Workbook Initiative. 

Solomon's book, Legal Gladiator, is the authorized biography of Alan Dershowitz. It contains groundbreaking, archival research and interviews with some of the most significant historical figures of modern times. The book was lauded by prominent reviewers as a "must-read," "engrossing," "a significant biography," "objective and fascinating," and containing "gripping prose based on rigorous research." His latest book, A Pen to Change the World, is the first complete biography of J.K. Rowling, and it includes bombshell revelations and many never-before-seen photographs. Solomon's work has been praised by Mike Tyson, Jocko Willink, Glenn Greenwald, Nima Rinji Sherpa, Steven Pinker, John Solomon, Jay Sekulow, Robert Shapiro, Amb. Mike Huckabee, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Sec. Mike Pompeo, Noam Chomsky, Jane Goodall, and Pres. Donald Trump, among many others. He lives near Buffalo, New York.

"My mission," says Solomon, "is to help inspire kids to become passionate about history and to encourage a new generation of historians to strive for neutrality and objectivity – to make it our sacred duty to simply report facts and leave our biases at the door."

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Praise for Solomon

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Solomon, thanks for 

all you do.

Gov. Mike Huckabee

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An amazing young author.

Mike Tyson

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[Solomon is] a very talented young man with a bright future ahead of [him]. Melania and I continue to be impressed by all that [he has] accomplished at such a young age.

President Donald Trump

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Solomon...is perhaps the youngest child historian

in America.

Steve Doocy

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Solomon's doing the hard work and getting after it.

 

Jocko Willink

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[I have] admiration for all [Solomon is] doing to make this a better world - and a more educated world.

 

Dame Jane Goodall

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Solomon is a prodigy. He is a great writer and interviewer. [As a historian] he follows in the tradition of David McCullough - objective, down-the-line, and fair. To this day I still don't know what [his] politics are. I think he will be the greatest biographer of the 21st century. 

Prof. Alan Dershowitz

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[Solomon has] quite a remarkable record. [I'm] really impressed.

Dr. Noam Chomsky

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A reputable author.

Rep. Jamie Raskin

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Solomon is a wonderful young historian. He is a great writer with fantastic attention to detail. [His writing] is engrossing and pulls you in so that you can't put the book down.

 

John Solomon

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Working...

Solomon with 2024 UK Tour guests in Edin

Solomon discussing J.K. Rowling

while guiding guests through Edinburgh, Scotland

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Solomon interviewing Dr. Jane Goodall in New York City

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Solomon lecturing at a conference in Tennessee about the friendship of J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis

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Solomon researching Legal Gladiator

in the archives of Brooklyn College

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Solomon filming in Greenland near

the ancient homestead of Leif Erikson 

© 2026 by Solomon Schmidt.

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