The Death of a President
November 20-November 25, 1963
Published on 8. October 2013
736 pages
978-0-316-37072-1 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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William Manchester was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include The Last Lion, Volumes 1 and 2, Goodbye Darkness, A World Lit Only by Fire, The Glory and the Dream, The Arms of Krupp, American Caesar, The Death of the President, and assorted works of journalism.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Welcome
- Dedication
- Foreword
- Glossary
- Epigraph
- Prologue: LANCER
- Book One: CHARCOAL
- One: WAND
- Two: SS 100 X
- Three: MARKET
- Four: VOLUNTEER
- Five: GO, STRANGER
- Book Two: CASTLE
- Six: ANGEL
- Seven: LACE
- Eight: CROWN
- Nine: PASSION
- Ten: LIGHT
- Epilogue: LEGEND
- Discover More
- About the Author
- Books by William Manchester
- Appendices
- Appendix I
- Appendix II
- Appendix III
- Appendix IV
- Sources
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
