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McKinley, murder and the Pan-American Exposition : a history of the presidential assassination, September 6, 1901
- Title
- McKinley, murder and the Pan-American Exposition : a history of the presidential assassination, September 6, 1901 / Roger Pickenpaugh.
- Author
- Pickenpaugh, Roger
- Publication
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JFE 16-10957 | Schwarzman Building - Main Reading Room 315 |
Details
- Description
- x, 288 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In the receiving line, was Leon Czolgosz, a young man with anarchist leanings. When he reached McKinley, Czolgosz fired two shots, one of which would prove fatal"--
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
- Contents
- McKinley: a career of opportunities -- Czolgosz: "a dreamer, always a dreamer" -- Buffalo: growth of an industrial city -- McKinley: from the front porch to the White House -- McKinley: domestic priorities and foreign challenges -- McKinley: commander-in-chief and beyond -- The war of the standards -- Buffalo: Niagara and the triumph of AC -- Exposition: plans and problems -- Exposition: problems with the plans -- McKinley: journey to San Francisco -- Exposition: deadlines and delays -- Czolgosz: the path to anarchy -- Exposition: midway carnival and controversy -- Exposition: racism vs. respect -- McKinley: respite in canton -- Exposition: the good -- Exposition: the bad and the costly -- Czolgosz: two trips to Buffalo -- McKinley: sojourn to Buffalo -- Convergence: assassination -- McKinley: week of hope and agony -- Czolgosz: trial and execution -- Exposition: the final weeks.
- Call Number
- JFE 16-10957
- ISBN
- 9781476666303 (softcover : alk. paper)
- 147666630X (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2016026694
- OCLC
- 948547974
- Author
- Pickenpaugh, Roger, author.
- Title
- McKinley, murder and the Pan-American Exposition : a history of the presidential assassination, September 6, 1901 / Roger Pickenpaugh.
- Publisher
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 16-10957