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"The president has been shot!" : the assassination of John F. Kennedy / James L. Swanson.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Scholastic Press, 2013Edition: First editionDescription: xi, 270 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0545490073 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780545490078 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Subject(s):
Contents:
Beginnings -- Part one. Introduction to John F. Kennedy. The early years ; The 1960 election ; The inauguration ; The bay of pigs ; The Cuban missile crisis ; The space race ; Berlin ; The nuclear test ban treaty ; Civil rights ; The Kennedy mystique -- Part two. The assassination. Thursday, November 21, 1963 ; Friday, November 22, 1963 ; Saturday, November 23, 1963 ; Sunday, November 24, 1963 ; Monday, November 25, 1963 -- Epilogue.
Summary: Recounts the 35th president's assassination and details key events while sharing informative back matter and archival photographs.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 973.922 S972 Available 33111007496942
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the New York Times bestselling author of Chasing Lincoln's Killer .

In his new young-adult book on the Kennedy assassination, James Swanson will transport readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic YA book, Chasing Lincoln's Killer , Swanson deploys his signature "you are there" style -- a riveting, ticking-clock pace, with an unprecedented eye for dramatic details and impeccable historical accuracy -- to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

The book is illustrated with archival photos, diagrams, source notes, bibliography, places to visit, and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Beginnings -- Part one. Introduction to John F. Kennedy. The early years ; The 1960 election ; The inauguration ; The bay of pigs ; The Cuban missile crisis ; The space race ; Berlin ; The nuclear test ban treaty ; Civil rights ; The Kennedy mystique -- Part two. The assassination. Thursday, November 21, 1963 ; Friday, November 22, 1963 ; Saturday, November 23, 1963 ; Sunday, November 24, 1963 ; Monday, November 25, 1963 -- Epilogue.

Recounts the 35th president's assassination and details key events while sharing informative back matter and archival photographs.

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