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Genre/Form: | History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Kurtz, Michael L., 1941- JFK assassination debates. Lawrence : University Press of Kansas, ©2006 (OCoLC)607865045 |
Named Person: | John F Kennedy; Lee Harvey Oswald; John F Kennedy; Lee Harvey Oswald; John F Kennedy |
Material Type: | Biography, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael L Kurtz |
ISBN: | 0700614745 9780700614745 9780700616251 070061625X |
OCLC Number: | 70219772 |
Description: | xvi, 280 pages ; 24 cm |
Contents: | The assassination and its aftermath -- Conflict: the evidence -- Conflict: the case for the lone assassin -- Conflict: the case for conspiracy -- Consensus: the facts -- Lee Harvey Oswald -- The intelligence connection -- The organized crime connection. |
Responsibility: | Michael L. Kurtz. |
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Abstract:
Ever since that fateful day in Dallas, theories about President Kennedy's murder have proliferated, running the gamut from the official "lone gunman" verdict to both serious and utterly screwball conspiracy theories. This book presents an objective accounting, underlining both the logic and the limitations of the major theories about the case.
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"A smart, engaging history of the stormy debate surrounding the death of President John F. Kennedy. This is a book you can trust on a topic fraught can with controversy." -- Douglas Brinkley "Provides a skillfully balanced and up-to-date summary of the views supporting the lone assassin and conspiracy sides of the JFK assassination controversy, as well as new evidence that revises our understanding of Oswald's associations and actions. If I were teaching a course on the JFK assassination, this book would definitely be near the top of my reading list." -- Gerald D. McKnigh Read more...
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