Assassins' America: Four Killers, Four Murdered Presidents, and the Country They Left Behind

by Jessica Gunderson, Joseph Tougas

Overview

Abraham Lincoln watched a play. James Garfield walked through a train station. William McKinley shook hands with his public. John Kennedy smiled and waved from a motorcade. In these moments shots rang out and four presidents suffered mortal wounds. Some say their assassins were calculating killers. Others say they were madmen guided by strange notions of the world. Assassins' America examines the lives of each killer and his victim. Their stories are full of twists and mysteries, and even today Americans live with lasting effects of these terrible crimes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781623709815
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	03/01/2018
Edition description:	Combined
Pages:	208
Product dimensions:	5.70(w) x 7.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	9 - 15 Years

About the Author

Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than fifty books for young readers. Her book Ropes of Revolution won the 2008 Moonbeam Award for best graphic novel. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin, with her husband and cat.

Interviews

The text provides a fresh take on American history and presents little-known details about critical events that changed the nation’s course and had lasting social and political effects, some of which continue today; the authors deliver a highly readable account of the four assassinations of U.S. presidents and a thoughtful look at how they changed the country; readers are invited to question the notion that these events were inevitable and to consider the causes and effects of each assassination.