The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After
Title | The Kennedy Assassination--24 Hours After PDF eBook |
Author | Steven M Gillon |
Publisher | Basic Books |
Pages | 296 |
Release | 2009-10-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0465019994 |
Riding in an open-topped convertible through Dallas on November 22, 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson heard a sudden explosive sound at 12:30 PM. The Secret Service sped him away to safety, but not until 1:20 PM did he learn that John F. Kennedy had been assassinated. Sworn in next to a bloodstained Jackie Kennedy at 2:40 PM, Johnson worked feverishly until 3:00 in the morning, agonizing about the future of both his nation and his party. Unbeknownst to him, his actions had already determined the tragic outcome of his presidency. In November 22, 1963, historian Steven Gillon tells the story of how Johnson consolidated power in the twenty-four hours following the assassination. Based on scrupulous research and new archival sources, this gripping narrative sheds new and surprising light on one of the most written-about events of the twentieth century.
The Death of a President
Title | The Death of a President PDF eBook |
Author | William Manchester |
Publisher | Little, Brown |
Pages | 513 |
Release | 2013-10-08 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 031637072X |
William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination. 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.
Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
Title | Reclaiming History: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy PDF eBook |
Author | Vincent Bugliosi |
Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
Pages | 1714 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 9780393045253 |
Bugliosi, brilliant prosecutor and bestselling author, is perhaps the only man in America capable of "prosecuting" Lee Harvey Oswald for the murder of John F. Kennedy. His book is a narrative compendium of fact, ballistic evidence, and, above all, common sense.
Case Closed
Title | Case Closed PDF eBook |
Author | Gerald Posner |
Publisher | Open Road Media |
Pages | 385 |
Release | 2013-10-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1480412309 |
Pulitzer Prize Finalist: “By far the most lucid and compelling account . . . of what probably did happen in Dallas—and what almost certainly did not.” —The New York Times Book Review The Kennedy assassination has reverberated for five decades, with tales of secret plots, multiple killers, and government cabals often overshadowing the event itself. As Gerald Posner writes, “Fifty years after the assassination, the biggest casualty has been the truth.” In this first-ever digital edition of his classic work, updated with a special comment for the fiftieth anniversary, Posner lays to rest all of the convoluted conspiracy theories—concerning the mafia, a second shooter, and the CIA—that have obscured over the decades what really happened in Dealey Plaza on November 22, 1963. Drawing from official sources and dozens of interviews, and filled with powerful historical detail, Case Closed is a vivid and straightforward account that stands as one of the most authoritative books on the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
A Cruel and Shocking Act
Title | A Cruel and Shocking Act PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Shenon |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 641 |
Release | 2013-10-29 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0805094202 |
"Groundbreaking new history of the Kennedy assassination, investigative reporter and bestselling author Phil Shenon writes the ultimate inside account of what has become the most controversial murder investigation of the 20th century, the aftermath of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Based on groundbreaking research, deep reporting, and unprecedented access, the book is character driven, dialogue rich, with facts and incidents that will stun and surprise."--
Kennedy's Last Days
Title | Kennedy's Last Days PDF eBook |
Author | Bill O'Reilly |
Publisher | Henry Holt and Company (BYR) |
Pages | 336 |
Release | 2013-06-11 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0805099743 |
On a sunny day in Dallas, Texas, at the end of a campaign trip, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy is assassinated by an angry, lonely drifter named Lee Harvey Oswald. The former Marine Corps sharpshooter escapes briefly, but is hunted down, captured, and then shot dead while in police custody. Kennedy's Last Days is a gripping account of the events leading up to the most notorious crime of the twentieth century. Author Bill O'Reilly vividly describes the Kennedy family's life in the public eye, the crises facing the president around the world and at home, the nation's growing fascination with their vigorous, youthful president, and finally, the shocking events leading up to his demise. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's best-selling historical thriller Killing Kennedy, with an unforgettable cast of characters, page-turning action, and art on every spread, Kennedy's Last Days is history that reads like a thriller. This exciting book will captivate adults and young readers alike.
JFK's Final Hours in Texas
Title | JFK's Final Hours in Texas PDF eBook |
Author | Julian Read |
Publisher | Dolph Briscoe Center for American History the University of Texas |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780988508323 |
Julian Read, a Texas political insider who delivered the first eyewitness account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination to the media, has authored a behind-thescenes account that chronicles the tragedy and its fifty-year legacy. In JFK's Final Hours in Texas, Read documents not only the immediate agony endured by the people in the epicenter of the tragedy but also the continuing experience of a wounded community recovering from its aftermath.