Edition |
First edition. |
Description |
144 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-135) and index. |
Contents |
1. "Who is dead in the White House?" / Abraham Lincoln -- 2. The summer of the president / James Abram Garfield -- 3. "Nearer my God to thee" / William McKinley -- 4. The eternal flame / John Fitzgerald Kennedy -- 5. The survivors. |
Summary |
Details surrounding the four successful and seven unsuccessful assassination attempts on the lives of American presidents. Four chapters focus on the deaths of Lincoln, Garfield, McKinley and Kennedy. The fifth chapter, includes brief sketches of botched or foiled assassination attempts against Andrew Jackson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Gerald Ford, and Ronald Reagan. Ages 10-up. |
Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 7.3 3.0 36665. |
Subject |
Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- United States -- History.
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Presidents -- United States -- Assassination -- History.
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Genre/Form |
Juvenile materials.
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ISBN |
0823414280 |
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