Kennedy's last days : the assassination that defined a generation / Bill O'Reilly.
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.
- Copyright: ©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.
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- 1 current hold with 38 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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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 | - |
| Denton Public Library | 973.92 O (Text) | 25908006398916 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | ANF 973.922 ORE (Text) | 30372101337142 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
