On November 22, 1963, time stood still as United States President John F. Kennedy was brutally murdered by an assassin as he traveled through Dallas, Texas in an open motorcade. Booktalk: Hearts stopped as Walter Cronkite made this television announcement: Dallas, Texas, the “From flash, apparently official: President Kennedy died at one p.m., central standard time, two o’clock eastern standard time- some thirty-eight minutes ago.” On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy took a trip to Dallas where history was forever changed when Lee Harvey Oswald attempted and succeeded in assassinating our nation’s president. Without warning, Oswald fired three shots from a nearby building as the president rode by in an open limousine. He injured Texas Governor Connally and mortally wounded the president. The car, followed by Secret Service agents, raced to a nearby hospital, but it was too late to save our thirty-fifth president. The death of the president was caught on film, initiating a search for the killer and his eventual public demise as millions watched live. Reviews: September 2013 School Library Journal- September 2013 Kirkus Reviews- VOYA September 2013 Publishers Weekly- Booklist Awards or Honors: YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist 2014 Camellia Alabama Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee for 6-8 Nonfiction 2014 Related Books: by James Swanson Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson Manhunt: The 12-Day for Lincoln’s Killer by Swanson End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy Like-Try-Why: If you like by James Swanson, try by Chasing Lincoln’s Killer President has been Shot” “The James Swanson. Both books are riveting real-life hunts searching for the men who assassinated United States Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. If you like by Martin Sandler, try by James Swanson. Imprisoned President has been Shot” “The Both books contain loads of photographs and first-person accounts of real historical events in American history.
On November 22, 1963, time stood still as United States President John F. Kennedy was brutally murdered by an assassin as he traveled through Dallas, Texas in an open motorcade. Booktalk: Hearts stopped as Walter Cronkite made this television announcement: “From Dallas, Texas, the flash, apparently official: President Kennedy died at one p.m., central standard time, two o’clock eastern standard time- some thirty-eight minutes ago.” On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy took a trip to Dallas where history was forever changed when Lee Harvey Oswald attempted and succeeded in assassinating our nation’s president. Without warning, Oswald fired three shots from a nearby building as the president rode by in an open limousine. He injured Texas Governor Connally and mortally wounded the president. The car, followed by Secret Service agents, raced to a nearby hospital, but it was too late to save our thirty-fifth president. The death of the president was caught on film, initiating a search for the killer and his eventual public demise as millions watched live. Reviews: School Library Journal- September 2013 Kirkus Reviews- September 2013 VOYA Publishers Weekly- September 2013 Booklist Awards or Honors: YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist 2014 Camellia Alabama Children’s Choice Book Award Nominee for 6-8 Nonfiction 2014 Related Books: Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson Manhunt: The 12-Day for Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy by Swanson Like-Try-Why: If you like Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson, try “The President has been Shot” by James Swanson. Both books are riveting real-life hunts searching for the men who assassinated United States Presidents Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. If you like Imprisoned by Martin Sandler, try “The President has been Shot” by James Swanson. Both books contain loads of photographs and first-person accounts of real historical events in American history.
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