McKinley, murder and the Pan-American Exposition : a history of the presidential assassination, September 6, 1901 / Roger Pickenpaugh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pickenpaugh, Roger, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

McKinley, William, 1843-1901--Assassination.

McKinley, William.

Czolgosz, Leon F., 1873-1901.

Czolgosz, Leon F.

McKinley, William, 1843-1901.

Pan-American Exposition (1901 : Buffalo, N.Y.).

Pan-American Exposition.

Assassination.

Physical Description:

x, 288 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"On September 6, 1901, President William McKinley held a public reception at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. In the receiving line, was Leon Czolgosz, a young man with anarchist leanings. When he reached McKinley, Czolgosz fired two shots, one of which would prove fatal"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

McKinley: a career of opportunities

Czolgosz: "a dreamer, always a dreamer"

Buffalo: growth of an industrial city

McKinley: from the front porch to the White House

McKinley: domestic priorities and foreign challenges

McKinley: commander-in-chief and beyond

The war of the standards

Buffalo: Niagara and the triumph of AC

Exposition: plans and problems

Exposition: problems with the plans

McKinley: journey to San Francisco

Exposition: deadlines and delays

Czolgosz: the path to anarchy

Exposition: midway carnival and controversy

Exposition: racism vs. respect

McKinley: respite in canton

Exposition: the good

Exposition: the bad and the costly

Czolgosz: two trips to Buffalo

McKinley: sojourn to Buffalo

Convergence: assassination

McKinley: week of hope and agony

Czolgosz: trial and execution

Exposition: the final weeks.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.

ISBN:

9781476666303

147666630X

OCLC:

948547974