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Kennedy's last days : the assassination that defined a generation / Bill O'Reilly.

O'Reilly, Bill. (Author). O'Reilly, Bill. Killing Kennedy. (Added Author).

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: 9780805098020
  • ISBN: 080509802X
  • ISBN: 1250060427
  • Physical Description: xvii, 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2013.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Adapted from O'Reilly's book, Killing Kennedy, for younger readers.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-305) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Prologue -- Key players -- Making of a hero -- Making of a leader -- Dallas, Texas, November 1963 -- Making of a legend -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Kennedys: a photo family tree -- Crew of USS PT-109 on its last mission -- John F. Kennedy's inaugural address -- John and Jackie Kennedy: some famous and interesting words -- 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 AR MG+ 7.9 6 158922.
Subject:
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963 > Assassination.
Genre:
Young adult literature.
Young adult literature.

Available copies

  • 37 of 38 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

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  • 1 current hold with 38 total copies.
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Madison Main Library 973.922 ORE (Text) 30229100890580 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library YA 973.922 O (Text) 39493107417794 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Alexander Main Library YA 973.922092 O'Reilly (Text) 34269001106435 Young Adult Nonfiction Available -
Angier Public Library J 973.922 O'Re (Text) 33632002192566 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
Beaufort Main 973.9 OREIL (Text) 34208202958152 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bogue Banks HISTORY NAMERICA USA OREIL (Text) 34208203128607 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Canton Library 973.92 O'Reilly (Text) 33115007332262 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cumberland Headquarters J973.922 O (Text) 31781061274476 Juvenile Nonfiction Available -
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