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James L. Swanson
Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
February 12, 1959
Died
April 21, 2025
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
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2006
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53 editions
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Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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published
2009
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13 editions
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"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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published
2013
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13 editions
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Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse
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published
2010
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27 editions
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Second Best Thing: Marilyn, JFK, and a Night to Remember
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published
2020
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3 editions
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Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
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published
2018
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2 editions
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End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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published
2013
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16 editions
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The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America
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2024
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Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution
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published
2001
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11 editions
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The Lincoln Obsession: The Author of Manhunt Chases Down His Own Lincoln Obsession
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“She recognized that the assassination had transformed him into a hero too: 'Now, I think I should have known that he was magic all along- but I should have guessed that it would be too much to ask to grow old with [him] and see our children grow up together. So now, he is a legend when he would have preferred to be a man.”
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“John Kennedy’s family was rich, and he had enjoyed all the privileges that money could buy — a fine Harvard education, world travel, material possessions, leisure, and his father’s contacts.”
― "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
― "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy
“At the supreme moment of victory they cheered their Father Abraham, the man who, after a shaky start in office, learned how to command armies, grew in vision and eloquence, brought down slavery, and who, just six weeks ago, had given the most graceful and emotionally stunning inaugural address in the history of the American presidency.”
― Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
― Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
Polls
What book should we read in May?
You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2019 Newbery contender and already published.
You may write in titles, provided the book is a 2019 Newbery contender and already published.
The Last by Katherine Applegate
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The Truth about Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
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The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
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The Book of Boy by Catherine Murdock
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Just Like Jackie
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The Truth as told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
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The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
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The hazel wood
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Thunderhead by Neal Shustermam
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The Hazel Wood
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90 total votes
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