Dallas 1963
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Davis, Steven L., author.
Published
New York, NY : Twelve, c2013.
Status
Shirlington - Adult Nonfiction
973.922 MINUT
1 available
973.922 MINUT
1 available
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Published
New York, NY : Twelve, c2013.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
371 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages [341]-362) and index.
Description
The authors ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas.
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In the months and weeks before the fateful November 22nd, 1963, Dallas was brewing with political passions, a city crammed with larger-than-life characters dead-set against the Kennedy presidency. These included rabid warriors like defrocked military general Edwin A. Walker; the world's richest oil baron, H. L. Hunt; the leader of the largest Baptist congregation in the world, W.A. Criswell; and the media mogul Ted Dealey, who raucously confronted JFK and whose family name adorns the plaza where the president was murdered. On the same stage was a compelling cast of marauding gangsters, swashbuckling politicos, unsung civil rights heroes, and a stylish millionaire anxious to save his doomed city. Bill Minutaglio and Steven L. Davis ingeniously explore the swirling forces that led many people to warn President Kennedy to avoid Dallas on his fateful trip to Texas. Breathtakingly paced, DALLAS 1963 presents a clear, cinematic, and revelatory look at the shocking tragedy that transformed America. Countless authors have attempted to explain the assassination, but no one has ever bothered to explain Dallas-until now. With spellbinding storytelling, Minutaglio and Davis lead us through intimate glimpses of the Kennedy family and the machinations of the Kennedy White House, to the obsessed men in Dallas who concocted the climate of hatred that led many to blame the city for the president's death. Here at long last is an accurate understanding of what happened in the weeks and months leading to John F. Kennedy's assassination. DALLAS 1963 is not only a fresh look at a momentous national tragedy but a sobering reminder of how radical, polarizing ideologies can poison a city-and a nation.--Publisher's description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Minutaglio, B., & Davis, S. L. (2013). Dallas 1963 (First edition.). Twelve.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Minutaglio, Bill and Steven L., Davis. 2013. Dallas 1963. Twelve.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Minutaglio, Bill and Steven L., Davis. Dallas 1963 Twelve, 2013.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Minutaglio, Bill,, and Steven L. Davis. Dallas 1963 First edition., Twelve, 2013.
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