Bibliograph

President McKinley's killer and the America he left behind, the assassin, the crime, Teddy Roosevelt's rise, and the dawn of the American century, by Jessica Gunderson

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Label

President McKinley's killer and the America he left behind, the assassin, the crime, Teddy Roosevelt's rise, and the dawn of the American century, by Jessica Gunderson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 61-62) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 9 to 15

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

President McKinley's killer and the America he left behind

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

996718615

Responsibility statement

by Jessica Gunderson

Series statement

Assassins' America

Sub title

the assassin, the crime, Teddy Roosevelt's rise, and the dawn of the American century

Summary

"It should've been a grand day at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. President William McKinley shook hands with well-wishers, who had lined up to meet their leader. But one man stepped forward with a pistol hidden under a handkerchief wrapping his right hand. Two shots struck rang out, both striking McKinley in the abdomen. As the nation puzzled over the shooter and the ease of his crime, the president suffered for days before finally dying. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the job. The country and the world would never be the same"--Publisher's description

Table Of Contents

McKinley's killer -- A popular president -- Times of change -- The crime -- The aftermath

Target audience

adolescent

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