The Day Kennedy Was Shot

This minute-by-minute account of President John F. Kennedy's assassination captures the action, mystery, and drama that unfolded on November twenty-two, 1963.Author Jim Bishop's trademark moment-by-moment suspenseful storytelling drives this account of an unforgettable day in American history. His retelling tracks all of the major and minor characters—JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, Jack Ruby, Jackie, and more—illuminating a human drama that many readers believe they know well."To Mr. Bishop's credit, he arranges material clearly, he appears to have studied every source of information available, and he declines to make any melodramatic assumptions about missing bullets or multiple assassins." —The Atlantic"That metronome of public disasters tick-tocking through some 600 pages in the carpe diem documentary technique which Mr. Bishop handles so capably." —Kirkus Reviews Read more