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1) Aurelia
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
The king sends for Robert, whose father was a trusted spy, when someone tries to assassinate Aurelia, the stubborn and feisty crown princess of Tyralt.
Author
Language
English
Description
Now an Apple TV+ Series
"A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln's killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish."—Doris Kearns Goodwin
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history—the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry troops on a wild, 12-day chase from the streets
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Series
Dividing Eden volume 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twins Carys and Andreus were never destined to rule Eden. With their older brother next in line to inherit the throne, the future of the kingdom was secure. But appearances -- and rivals -- can be deceiving. When Eden's king and crown prince are killed by assassins, Eden desperately needs a monarch, but the line of succession is no longer clear. With a ruling council scheming to gain power, Carys and Andreus are faced with only one option -- to take...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 318 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
A historical narrative of the events surrounding the death of the 35th president is set against the backdrop of an escalating Cold War and describes the many political challenges Kennedy was facing before his assassination, in an account that also describes Lee Harvey Oswald's story and the events surrounding his death.
Author
Series
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Boyds Mills & Kane
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
235 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
James Abram Garfield, the 20th President of the United States, was assassinated when he was shot by Charles Guiteau in July 1881, less than four months after he was elected president. But Garfield didn't actually die until 80 days later. Gail Jarrow delves into the story of the relationship between Garfield and Guiteau, and relates the gruesome details of Garfield's slow and agonizing death. She reveals medical mistakes made in the aftermath of Garfield's...
9) Spray
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2010.
Edition
First U.S. edition, PB.
Physical Desc
228 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Disparate teenagers sign up for a three-week-long, city-wide assassination game during a water shortage, with pressurized water guns the weapons of choice, under the watchful eye of a mysterious game keeper.
Author
Publisher
Abrams ComicArts
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Within days of the murder of President John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson appointed a seven-member commission to investigate the assassination report, the Warren Commission determined that there was "no credible evidence" conflicting with its conclusion of a lone gunman. Artist Ernie Colon, bestselling illustrator of "The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, " teams up with author Dan Mishkin to provide a unique means of testing the commission's findings,...
11) Assassin
Author
Publisher
Walker & Company
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
212 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In alternating passages, a young White House seamstress named Bella and the actor John Wilkes Booth describe the events that lead to the latter's assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"'I've come on orders from Berlin to fetch the three children.' --Gestapo agent, August 24, 1944. With those chilling words, Christa von Hofacker and her younger siblings found themselves ensnared in a web of family punishment designed to please one man--Adolf Hitler. The furious dictator sought merciless revenge against not only Christa's father and the other Germans who had just tried to overthrow his government. He wanted to torment their relatives,...
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Explores how the media, politics, the civil rights movement, and labor protests all converged to set the scene for one of Dr. King's greatest speeches and for his tragic death on April 4, 1968, in Memphis.
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