The President Has Been Shot!

Written by James L. Swanson

One November day in Dallas, gunshots ring out and a nation's history changes forever.

4 pages· 34,829 words· Est. 3 hour read· ~1000L

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Bookroo's summary

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was shot while riding in a motorcade through Dallas. James L. Swanson tells the dramatic story of that day and what led up to it, from Kennedy's rise and presidency to the chaos after the shooting, the hunt for the assassin and a nation in mourning.

From the publisher

A breathtaking and dramatic account of the JFK assassination by the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of CHASING LINCOLN’S KILLER! FORMAT: 4 CDs, UnabridgedNARRATOR: TBA In his new 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 will deploy his signature you are there style – a riveting, ticking-clock pace, with an unprecedented eye for dramatic details and impeccable historical accuracy – to tell the story of the JFK assassination as it has never been told before.

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