"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

by Swanson, James L.

• ISBN13: 9780545872195
• ISBN10: 0545872197
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2021-05-04
• Publisher: Scholastic Focus

Summary

This YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction Award Finalist is a breathtaking and dramatic account of JFK's assassination by NY Times bestselling author of CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER.

In his award-winning young-adult book on the Kennedy assassination, James Swanson will transport readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic YA book, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER, Swanson deploys his signature "you are there" style -- a riveting, ticking-clock pace, with an unprecedented eye for dramatic details and impeccable historical accuracy. Here is the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

Author Biography

James L. Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the NEW YORK TIMES bestseller, MANHUNT: THE 12-DAY CHASE FOR LINCOLN'S KILLER. His other books include CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER, the best-selling adaption of MANHUNT for young adults. He has held a number of government and think tank posts in Washington, D.C., including at the U.S. Department of Justice.