Kennedy's last days : the assassination that defined a generation

Summary: A historical narrative of the events surrounding the death of the 35th president is set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War and describes the many political challenges Kennedy was facing before his assassination, in an account that also describes Lee Harvey Oswald's story and the events surrounding his death.

Record details

ISBN: 1240060427 paperback)
ISBN: 9781250060426 (paperback)
ISBN: 080509802X (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780805098020 (hardcover)
Physical Description: xvii, 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Square Fish/Henry Holt and Company, 2015.
Copyright: ©2013

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Prologue -- Key players -- Part 1: The making of a hero -- Part 2: The making of a leader -- Part 3: Dallas, Texas-- November 1963 -- Part 4: The making of a legend -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- The Kennedys: a photo family tree -- The crew of USS PT-109 on its last mission -- John F. Kennedy's inaugural address --John and Jackie Kennedy: some famous and interesting words -- The Zapruder film: a moment by Moment Record -- Investigating the assassination: the Warren Commission -- Some facts about the early 1960s -- Time line -- Places to visit.
Target Audience Note:	1050L Lexile
Study Program Information Note:	Accelerated Reader MG+ 7.9 6 6 158922