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The President and the assassin : McKinley, terror, and empire at the dawn of the American century / Scott Miller.

Van Pelt Library E711 .M45 2011
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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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