Bibliograph

Theodore Roosevelt and the assassin, madness, vengeance, and the campaign of 1912, Gerard Helferich

Type

Label

Theodore Roosevelt and the assassin, madness, vengeance, and the campaign of 1912, Gerard Helferich

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Theodore Roosevelt and the assassin

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

895002222

Responsibility statement

Gerard Helferich

Sub title

madness, vengeance, and the campaign of 1912

Summary

"Rich with local color, period detail, and a fully realized historical and political backdrop, the forgotten story of the lone, fanatical assailant who stalked Theodore Roosevelt on the 1912 presidential campaign trail until the evening of October 14 in Milwaukee, when he shot the Bull Moose in the chest from ten feet away"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Prologue: "Avenge my death!" -- "We stand at Armageddon" --"God has called me to be His instrument" -- "We want no king" -- "A perfect stranger" -- "I'm not a fancy fencing match" -- "It was a new thing to me" -- "A decent, respectable reception" -- "I want to be a good Indian, O.K." -- "He pinked me, Harry" -- "The wound is a trivial one" -- "I am not a lunatic" -- Epilogue: "I have already lived and enjoyed as much of my life as any other nine men I know."

Target audience

adult

Classification