The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963

William Manchester

Harper & Row, 1967 - History - 710 pages

An account of the assassination of President Kennedy and the days after culled from "evidence and recollection, scenes and moods, quotations and opinions from an enormous number of observers and participants." Pub W.

Contents

• One WAND: 55
• Two SS 100 X: 106
• Three MARKET: 159

About the author

William Manchester was born on April 1, 1922 in Attleboro, Massachusetts. After serving as a Marine in the Pacific Theater during World War II, he completed his B.A. at the University of Massachusetts and earned his master's degree in English from the University of Missouri. He was a journalist for several years before becoming the managing editor of Wesleyan University's publications office. He spent the rest of his career at the University, serving in various roles including adjunct professor of history and writer-in-residence. In addition to several novels, her wrote a number of historical and biographical works. Among them are The Death of a President, which won the Dag Hammarskjold International Literary Prize and American Caesar: Douglas MacArthur 1880-1964. His last major work was a three-part biography of Winston Churchill, entitled The Last Lion. He received the Peggy V. Helmerich Distinguished Author Award in 2000. Manchester died on June 1, 2004, at the age of 82.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963
• Author: William Manchester
• Publisher: Harper & Row, 1967
• Original from: the University of Michigan
• Digitized: Sep 20, 2008
• ISBN: 0060127627, 9780060127626
• Length: 710 pages
• Subjects: History / United States / 20th Century