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University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
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Transcripts from the trial of John Wilkes Booth's co-conspirators, plus commentary:"Unquestionably the world-class expert on . . . Lincoln's assassination." - Civil War News On the night of April 14, 1865, John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln in what he envisioned part of a scheme to plunge the federal government into chaos and gain a reprieve for the struggling Confederacy. The plan failed. By April 26, Booth was killed resisting...
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"A brilliant true crime account of the assassinations that altered the course of Irish history from the "compulsively readable" writer ( The Guardian ). One sunlit evening, May 6, 1882, Lord Frederick Cavendish and Thomas Burke, Chief Secretary and Undersecretary for Ireland, were ambushed and stabbed to death while strolling through Phoenix Park in Dublin. The murders were funded by American supporters of Irish independence and carried out by the...
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"The ex-MI6 agent is on the run as he uncovers a deadly conspiracy reaching back to the days of Cold War espionage in this acclaimed thriller series. Former MI6 agent Paul Samson is shadowing a young woman around London for a private security company. Though the brilliant Zoe Freemantle is intriguing, the work is a bit dull -- until Samson is almost killed by a thuggish assassin. When other people connected to Paul come under attack, including legendary...
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The University Press of Kentucky
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
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When John Wilkes Booth fired his derringer point-blank into President Abraham Lincoln's head, he set in motion a series of dramatic consequences that would upend the lives of ordinary Washingtonians and Americans alike. In a split second, the story of a nation was changed. During the hours that followed, America's future would hinge on what happened in a cramped back bedroom at Petersen's Boardinghouse, directly across the street from Ford's Theatre....
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Arcadia Publishing / Open Road Integrated Media
Pub. Date
1996.
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English
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Put aside all of the speculations and suspicions. This is the Kennedy book that names the players in the cover-up and how they did it. The New Evidence in the Kennedy Assassination brings to the forefront documented records that substantiate a number of conspiracy claims, refute others, and unlock new portions of the scenario that have not been written about before. The La Fontaines examine overlooked clues and present the following pieces of evidence,...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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An atmospheric and romantic debut fantasy perfect for fans of Ash and The Winner's Curse . Betrothed since childhood to the prince of Mynaria, Princess Dennaleia has always known what her future holds. Her marriage will seal the alliance between Mynaria and her homeland, protecting her people from other hostile kingdoms. But Denna has a secret. She possesses an Affinity for fire -- a dangerous gift for the future queen of a land where magic is forbidden....
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Open Road Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Shakespeare's tragic tale of power, politics, friendship, and betrayal in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is basking in the glow of military triumph -- but his friend Brutus has fallen in with a band of conspirators who argue that Caesar's ambitions may soon cast a pall of tyranny over Rome's people. Torn, Brutus finally agrees to pick up a knife and join in assassinating Caesar on the Ides of March. His act is driven by a fear of dictatorship and a desire...
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"As soon as he began publishing fiction more than three decades ago, Charles McCarry was recognized as a spy novelist of uncommon gifts" wrote Charles Trueheart in The Washington Post. Tears of Autumn, McCarry's riveting novel of espionage and foreign affairs, was a major bestseller upon its first publication in 1975. Spun with unsettling plausibility from the events surrounding the assassination of John F. Kennedy, and featuring Paul Christopher,...
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Publisher
Hot Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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"In The Skorzeny Papers, the author reveals the details of the post-World War II activities of former SS Commando Otto Skorzeny. Considered by British and American Allied forces as "the most dangerous man in Europe," Skorzeny planned and led numerous daring missions throughout the war. The story in this book was extracted by Major Ganis from Skorzeny's personal papers. The evidence reveals that Skorzeny gradually and methodically became involved in...
10) Mongoose, R.I.P
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Blackford Oakes launches a wild attempt to kill Castro on behalf of the CIA Ever since the botched invasion at the Bay of Pigs, Fidel Castro has run amok. He has executed thousands of his enemies, driven his countrymen to emigrate, and done everything possible to run Cuba into the ground-all in a deliberate attempt to humiliate the White House. At least, that's how the situation looks from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where hatred of Castro has grown...
11) The Free Fishers
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Birlinn Limited
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"In this classic thriller by the author of The Thirty-Nine Steps , an English professor is drawn into a plot to assassinate the Prime Minister. When Anthony Lammas, minister of the Kirk and Professor of Logic at St. Andrews University, leaves his hometown for London on business, he little imagines that within two days he will be deeply entangled in a web of mystery and intrigue. But he's no ordinary professor. His boyhood allegiance to a brotherhood...
12) Wetwork Repair
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Publisher
Permuted Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"A thrilling and troubling tale of murder, espionage, shadowy schemes, and a looming threat to America... First, a highly respected expert on Iran and Saudi Arabia is killed in his home in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. -- with a warning note left at the crime scene by the highly professional killers. Shortly thereafter, an up-and-coming NSA official who has worked on FISA cases and Middle East issues is murdered. A second warning note is left. How...
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Pen & Sword Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Few events have been the subject of more conspiracy theories than the assassinations of the two Kennedy brothers. Indeed, a great many people consider that there were other individuals than Lee Harvey Oswald and Sirhan Sirhan involved in both murders. Was a shot fired from Dealey Plaza’s grassy knoll? Why did Jack Ruby shoot Oswald? Was it the CIA, the Soviets, Cuban nationalists or the Mafia that arranged John Kennedy’s assassination? Was Robert...
14) Scimitar
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A sleeper agent travels cross-country to assassinate the president in this terrifying political thriller from the bestselling author of the 87th Precinct series. Sonny Hemkar is a doctor in a rough part of Los Angeles, a resident whose days and nights are an endless parade of bullet wounds, cracked skulls, knife-wielding addicts, and innocent victims who don't understand what's happening to their neighborhood. Sonny is just as frightened as they...
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Kent State University Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Most Americans are aware that their sixteenth president was mortally wounded by a man named Booth at a Washington theater in April 1865. These are facts that nobody can dispute. However, a closer look at this history-changing catastrophe raises questions that have still not been fully answered. The passing of the 150th anniversary of the United States' first presidential assassination is an ideal time for students and scholars to consider these questions....
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
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The story of the only assassination of a British prime ministerIn a story of suspense, revenge, and personal tragedy, this history tells the interwoven stories of Perceval and Bellingham, detailing not just the events of May 1812, but also the two men's histories, and what led one to take the other's life. The name Spencer Perceval is not as well known as Abraham Lincoln or John F. Kennedy, but he is the only British prime minister to have been assassinated...
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MysteriousPress.com/Open Road
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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A would-be assassin wounds the president-and throws the country into chaos The gunman crouches in his crawl space, dreaming of revenge. The United States has turned his homeland into a combat zone, killing his family and ruining his life. Today, vengeance will be had. President Henry Hampton is visiting Gettysburg, and the band has just struck up "Hail to the Chief" when the first shots ring out. Blood stains the old battleground once more. The president...
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The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
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English
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This book examines the motives, means and consequences of the murders among members of Europe's ruling families over the last 1,000 years. Plucking true stories due to their historical significance and sheer intrigue, this book relates violent deaths amid royal splendour and the overthrow of tyrants by oppressed populations. Methods vary from sword and arrow, to bomb and bullet, to alleged witchcraft. Settings range from Russia to Portugal; British...
20) Honest Answers about the Murder of President John F. Kennedy: A New Look at the JFK Assassination
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Publisher
Trine Day
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Thousands of books and articles have been written about the murder of JFK, many of which are large in volume and short on facts. Quite often, these works try to reinvent the wheel, attempting to cover every single area of the assassination, as well as many tangential and unessential points, as well. The reader is often left exhausted and confused. The sheer volume of pages, conflicting facts, and theories leaves one unsatisfied and, quite frankly,...
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