The Life of William McKinley & The Story of His Assassination (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Gilded Age President, the Buffalo Assassination, and National MourningBy Marshall Everett
Length17h 54m
About this audiobook
The Life of William McKinley & The Story of His Assassination (Illustrated Edition) is a turn-of-the-century memorial biography that combines presidential life-writing with the immediacy of journalistic true crime. It traces McKinley's rise from Civil War soldier and Ohio congressman to tariff architect, governor, and president during the Spanish-American War, before turning to the Buffalo assassination and national mourning. Its style is earnest, patriotic, and richly anecdotal, characteristic of popular illustrated histories produced for a shocked public in 1901. Marshall Everett was the name associated with several rapidly published historical and biographical works that sought to interpret major public events for a broad American readership. Writing in the aftermath of McKinley's murder, Everett drew upon newspaper accounts, public speeches, civic memory, and the conventions of moral biography. The book reflects an era when presidential character was presented as a lesson in citizenship, providence, and national unity. This volume is recommended for readers interested in American political culture, presidential commemoration, and the public response to assassination before the age of electronic media. While it should be read critically as a patriotic and contemporary account rather than a detached modern study, its illustrations, tone, and narrative urgency make it a valuable window into how Americans understood McKinley's life, death, and symbolic place in the republic.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreBiography and Memoir
Length17 hrs 54 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 21, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Life of William McKinley & The Story of His Assassination (Illustrated Edition) (Annotated)
26Chapter XXI. McKinley’s Own Story of the Spanish War
2The Life of William McKinley & The Story of His Assassination (Illustrated Edition)
27Chapter XXII. McKinley and Expansion
3Preface
28Chapter XXIII. Second Presidential Nomination and Election of McKinley
4Notable Assassinations and Attempts of Recent Times
29Chapter XXIV. President McKinley and the Chinese Crisis
5Chronology of President William McKinley
30Chapter XXV. McKinley: Builder of a World Power
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6Chapter I. The Assassination of President McKinley
31Chapter XXVI. Private Life of William McKinley
7Chapter II. McKinley’s Fight for Life
32Chapter XXVII. McKinley’s Eulogy of Lincoln
8Chapter III. Death-Bed of President McKinley
33Chapter XXVIII. President Roosevelt Takes the Oath of Office
9Chapter IV. The Story of the Assassin
34Chapter XXIX. Great Events of the World During President McKinley’s Administrations
10Chapter V. Emma Goldman, The Anarchist Leader
35Chapter XXX. The Funeral Service at Buffalo
11Chapter VI. Anarchism and Its Objects
36Chapter XXXI. Lying in State in Buffalo
12Chapter VII. Scenes at Buffalo Following the Assassination
37Chapter XXXII. The Funeral Train to Washington
13Chapter VIII. Days of Anxiety and Sorrow
38Chapter XXXIII. The Last Night in the White House
14Chapter IX. President McKinley’s Last Speech
39Chapter XXXIV. Funeral Services and Procession at Washington
15Chapter X. William Mckinley’s Boyhood
40Chapter XXXV. Lying in State at the Capitol
16Chapter XI. McKinley as a Soldier in the Civil War
41Chapter XXXVI. The Assassin Arraigned
17Chapter XII. McKinley in Congress
42Chapter XXXVII. The Sad Journey to Canton
18Chapter XIII. McKinley’s Life was Protection’s Era
43Chapter XXXVIII. Canton Bathed in Tears
19Chapter XIV. McKinley as Governor of Ohio
44Chapter XXXIX. Funeral Services in all Churches
20Chapter XV. McKinley as a Campaigner
45Chapter XL. Canton’s Farewell to McKinley
21Chapter XVI. Governor McKinley’s Financial Troubles
46Chapter XLI. McKinley Laid at Rest
22Chapter XVII. McKinley’s Loyalty to Sherman, Blaine and Harrison
47Chapter XLII. Nation Observes Burial Day
23Chapter XVIII. First Nomination for President
48Chapter XLIII. Assassinations of Lincoln and Garfield
24Chapter XIX. The Great Campaign of 1896
49Memorable Quotes
25Chapter XX. The Spanish War Cloud
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