The Death Of A President

Author : William Manchester
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 736 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780316370721

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The Death of a President by William Manchester Pdf

William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination--now restored to print in a new paperback edition. As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death. Through hundreds of interviews, abundant travel and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive historical investigation, accumulating forty-five volumes of documents, exhibits, and transcribed tapes. His ultimate objective -- to set down as a whole the national and personal tragedy that was JFK's assassination -- is brilliantly achieved in this galvanizing narrative, a book universally acclaimed as a landmark work of modern history.

Author : William Manchester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Presidents
ISBN : OCLC:610318792

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The Death of a President: November 20-November 25, 1963 by William Manchester Pdf

Author : Louis L. Picone
Publisher : Skyhorse
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781510754546

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The President Is Dead! by Louis L. Picone Pdf

*Updated Edition* A fun, anecdote-filled, encyclopedic look at the circumstances surrounding the deaths of every president and a few “almost presidents,” such as Jefferson Davis. Packed with fun facts and presidential trivia, The President Is Dead! tells you everything you could possibly want to know about how our presidents, from George Washington to George H. W. Bush (who was the most recent president to die), met their ends, the circumstances of their deaths, the pomp of their funerals, and their public afterlives, including stories of attempted grave robbings, reinterments, vandalism, conspiracy theories surrounding their deaths, and much more. The President Is Dead! is filled with never-before-told stories, including a suggestion by one prominent physician to resurrect George Washington from death by transfusing his body with lamb’s blood. You may have heard of a plot to rob Abraham Lincoln’s body from its grave site, but did you know that there was also attempts to steal Benjamin Harrison's and Andrew Jackson’s remains? The book also includes “Critical Death Information,” which prefaces each chapter, and a complete visitor’s guide to each grave site and death-related historical landmark. An “Almost Presidents” section includes chapters on John Hanson (first president under the Articles of Confederation), Sam Houston (former president of the Republic of Texas), David Rice Atchison (president for a day), and Jefferson Davis. Exhaustively researched, The President Is Dead! is richly layered with colorful facts and entertaining stories about how the presidents have passed. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2024-04-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0812472012

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Who Shot the President?: The Death of John F. Kennedy by Anonim Pdf

Author : ALAIN. MABANCKOU
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1788162331

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The Death of Comrade President by ALAIN. MABANCKOU Pdf

Author : William Raymond Manchester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 763 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:668407978

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The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963 by William Raymond Manchester Pdf

Author : United Press International
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LCCN:83199078

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Four days by United Press International Pdf

Author : Associated Press
Publisher : Hassell Street Press
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1015071252

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The Torch is Passed by Associated Press Pdf

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Judy Donnelly
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0833528610

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Who Shot the President? by Judy Donnelly Pdf

/Judy Donnelly Judy Donnelly recounts that fateful day in Dallas when the nation witnessed the assassination of its youngest president, John F. Kennedy. Black-and-white photos.

Author : Jeffrey A. Engel,Thomas J. Knock
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780190650773

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When Life Strikes the President by Jeffrey A. Engel,Thomas J. Knock Pdf

What happens when life, so to speak, strikes the President of the United States? How do presidents and their families cope with illness, personal loss, and scandal, and how have such personal crises affected a president's ability to lead, shaped presidential decision-making in critical moments, and perhaps even altered the course of events? In asking such questions, the essays in this volume -- written by twelve leading scholars noted for their expertise on their respective subjects -- reveal alternately the frailty, the humanity, and the strength of character of some of America's most controversial presidents. Three of them deal with the death of children--the impact of the loss of a young son on Franklin Pierce, Abraham Lincoln, and Calvin Coolidge. Another shows how, when his father suffered a stroke, John F. Kennedy lost his most important adviser as the crisis in Cuba loomed. Three essays tell stories about notorious, self-inflicted scandals during the presidencies of Andrew Jackson, Richard Nixon, and Bill Clinton. Several of them focus on the effects of disability or illness in the Oval Office -- on Woodrow Wilson's stroke at the end of World War I; Franklin Roosevelt's paralysis while leading the country through the Great Depression and World War II; Ronald Reagan's struggles and changed priorities in the wake of an assassination attempt; and the bearing of depression and personality disorders of one kind or another on the actions Jackson, John Tyler, Lyndon Johnson, and Richard Nixon during their crucial years in office. While illuminating a considerable span of American history and providing new and significant analyses of American politics and foreign policy, these fascinating essays remind us about the personal side of presidential leadership, and that tomorrow is promised to no one.

Author : Gaston B. Means
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-03-12
Category : History
ISBN : 9781789120547

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The Strange Death of President Harding by Gaston B. Means Pdf

While incarcerated in the Atlanta federal penitentiary in 1924 for larceny, conspiracy and some 100 violations of the Prohibition Act, Gaston B. Means, a former Harding Administration official and private investigator, met May Dixon Thacker, the sister of novelist Thomas Dixon, whose The Clansman (1905) had been transformed by D. W. Griffith into The Birth of a Nation for the big screen in 1915. Mrs. Thacker, the author of True Confessions, promised to help Means tell his story. After his release, Means spent day after day dictating to her. The resulting publication, The Strange Death of President Harding, raises some interesting points surrounding the circumstances of the President’s death during a nationwide speaking tour, and went on to become one of the bestselling books of 1930.

Author : James L. Swanson
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 495 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-24
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780545496544

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"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by James L. Swanson Pdf

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER! In his new young-adult book on the Kennedy assassination, James Swanson will transport readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic YA book, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER, Swanson will deploy his signature "you are there" style -- a riveting, ticking-clock pace, with an unprecedented eye for dramatic details and impeccable historical accuracy -- to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.The book will be illustrated with archival photos, and will have diagrams, source notes, bibliography, places to visit, and an index.

Author : WILLIAM. MANCHESTER
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1967
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:655892108

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Death of a President, November 25, 1963 by WILLIAM. MANCHESTER Pdf

Author : Martha Wolfenstein,Gilbert Kliman,Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : Children and death
ISBN : UOM:39015001574253

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Children and the Death of a President by Martha Wolfenstein,Gilbert Kliman,Albert Einstein College of Medicine Pdf

Studies drawn from discussions at a conference on "Children's reaction to the death of the President" held in April 1964 at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. -- Acknowledgements.

Author : Candice Millard
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 434 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2012-06-12
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780767929714

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Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard Pdf

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The extraordinary account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from the bestselling author of The River of Doubt. "Crisp, concise and revealing history.... A fresh narrative that plumbs some of the most dramatic days in U.S. presidential history." —The Washington Post James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political establishment. But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power—over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history. Look for Candice Millard’s latest book, River of the Gods.