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Length16h 48m
About this audiobook
The writing of Death of a President, William Manchester’s award-winning account of President Kennedy’s assassination, is the topic of the title essay in this collection, as it was a controversy like few others, pitting one of the most prominent historians of the day against Jackie Kennedy, the most famous, and private, widow in the world. The seventy-six page essay provides an insider’s account of the struggle to see the book published.
The rest of this sweeping collection examines the time period between World War II and the Vietnam era. It is an account that is both exactingly accurate and a pleasure to hear.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.1 (42)
Includes Goodreads
GenreLiterary Classics, History
Length16 hrs 48 mins
Narrated byArthur Morey
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJan 17, 2017
LanguageEnglish
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