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The Death of a President - by William Manchester (Paperback)

The Death of a President - by  William Manchester (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>Originally published in hardcover by Harper & Row, 1967.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>William Manchester's epic and definitive account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.</b> <p/> 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. <p/> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"About the book's importance as a historical document, a compelling account, an invaluable compilation of source material on one of the century's central events, there is no question."--<b>Eliot Fremont-Smith</b>, <b><i>New York Times</b></i><br><br>"An authoritative, powerful account of the Dallas tragedy." --<b><i>Time</b></i><br><br>"It seems not at all inconceivable that we have here an American contribution to the great literature on the death of kings."--<b>Richard Rovere</b>, <b><i>The New Yorker</b></i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>William Manchester</b> was a hugely successful popular historian and biographer whose books include <i>The Last Lion</i>, Volumes 1 and 2, <i>Goodbye Darkness</i>, <i>A World Lit Only by Fire</i>, <i>The Glory and the Dream</i>, <i>The Arms of Krupp</i>, <i>American Caesar</i>, <i>The Death of the President</i>, and assorted works of journalism.

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