The President and the assassin : McKinley, terror, and empire at the dawn of the American century
Summary
In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin's bullet shattered the nation's confidence. This book is the story of the momentous years leading up to that event, and of the very different paths that brought together two figures of the era: Presi... Full description
- Temple of music
- "Oh God, keep him humble"
- A quiet man in the corner
- "There will be no jingo nonsense"
- "The government is best which governs least"
- The Hawaiian anvil
- An unlikely anarchist
- An open cask of gunpowder
- Propaganda of the deed
- "The Maine blown up!"
- "Fire and kill all you can!"
- Dewey at Manila
- A respectable tramp
- The "least dangerous experiment"
- "The child has gone crazy"
- San Juan Hill
- Lunchroom
- A country "full of swagger"
- Bloody homestead
- Spoils of war
- Hunting rabbits
- "It is always the unexpected that happens, at least in my case"
- Red Emma
- Open doors
- "Avanti!"
- The American century
- Words that burn
- "Surrender or be killed"
- "Have you any secret societies?"
- Going to the fair
- "I done my duty"
- The operating theater
- A park ranger comes running
- The chair.