The Death of a President - November 20 - November 25, 1963

Provides an account of the assassination of President Kennedy, drawing from interviews, observations, and the proceedings of the Warren Commission to chronicle the days preceding and following the tragic event.

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Report

"An authoritative, powerful account of the Dallas tragedy."-Time

Product details

• Authors: William Manchester
• Publisher: Back Bay Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.10.2013
• EAN: 9780316370714
• ISBN: 978-0-316-37071-4
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 234 mm x 32 mm
• Series: Back Bay Books
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Contemporary history (1945 to 1989); Non-fiction book; Kennedy, John F., Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika, USA, POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, USA / Politik, Zeitgeschichte, Recht, Englische Bücher / Geschichte, Kulturgeschichte, Zeitgeschichte, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century