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End of days, the assassination of John F. Kennedy, James L. Swanson

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 305-319) and index

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James L. Swanson

the assassination of John F. Kennedy

Presents a complete account of the day Kennedy was killed, following the event hour-by-hour, from the Kennedys' arrival in Texas through the shooting in Dealey Plaza to the shocking aftermathBrings to life the minute-by-minute details of the JFK assassination--from the Kennedys' arrival in Texas through the shooting in Dealey Plaza and the shocking aftermath that continues to reverberate in our national consciousness fifty years later. The assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, has been the subject of enduring debate, speculation, and numerous conspiracy theories, but Swanson's absorbing and complete account follows the event hour-by-hour, from the moment Lee Harvey Oswald conceived of the crime three days before its execution, to his own murder two days later at a Dallas Police precinct at the hands of Jack Ruby, a two-bit nightclub owner. Based on sweeping research never before collected so powerfully in a single volume, and illustrated with photographs, End of Days distills Kennedy's assassination into a pulse-pounding thriller that is sure to become the definitive popular account of this historic crime for years to come

Prologue -- "Such dangerous toys" -- "The glow from that fire" -- "Show these Texans what good taste really is" -- "A bright pink suit" -- "Somebody is shooting at the President" -- "They've shot his head off" -- "I haven't shot anybody" -- "We had a hero for a friend" -- "Lee Oswald has been shot!" -- "One brief shining moment" -- Epilogue: "All his bright light gone from the world."