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The President and the assassin : McKinley, terror, and empire at the dawn of the American century / Scott Miller.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Scott, 1960-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901.
- McKinley, William.
- McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Assassination.
- Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873-1901.
- Czolgosz, Leon F.
- Anarchism.
- History.
- Territorial expansion.
- Assassination.
- United States--Politics and government--1897-1901.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Social conditions--1865-1918.
- Social conditions.
- United States--Territorial expansion--History--19th century.
- Anarchism--United States--History.
- Physical Description:
- viii, 422 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Random House, [2011]
- Contents:
- 1 Temple of Music 3
- 2 "Oh God, Keep Him Humble" 12
- 3 A Quiet Man in the Corner 33
- 4 "There Will Be No Jingo Nonsense" 42
- 5 "The Government is Best Which Governs Least" 55
- 6 The Hawaiian Anvil 66
- 7 An Unlikely Anarchist 75
- 8 An Open Cask of Gunpowder 84
- 9 Propaganda of the Deed 105
- 10 "The Maine Blown Up!" 114
- 11 "Fire and Kill All You Can!" 137
- 12 Dewey at Manila 144
- 13 A Respectable Tramp 159
- 14 The "Least Dangerous Experiment" 172
- 15 "The Child Has Gone Crazy" 182
- 16 San Juan Hill 188
- 17 Lunchroom 203
- 18 A Country "Full of Swagger" 207
- 19 Bloody Homestead 218
- 20 Spoils of War 226
- 21 Hunting Rabbits 231
- 22 "It is Always the Unexpected That Happens, at Least in My Case" 234
- 23 Red Emma 245
- 24 Open Doors 250
- 25 "Avanti!" 262
- 26 The American Century 265
- 27 Words That Burn 272
- 28 "Surrender or Be Killed" 277
- 29 "Have You Any Secret Societies?" 282
- 30 Going to the Fair 289
- 31 "I Done My Duty" 295
- 32 The Operating Theater 312
- 33 A Park Ranger Comes Running 318
- 34 The Chair 321.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [385]-403) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781400067527
- 1400067529
- 9780679604983
- 0679604987
- OCLC:
- 666490945
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