Monday, January 22, 2018

Interesting Book

I just finished reading a book titled “They Shot the President: Ten True Stories", written by George Sullivan. This is a scholastic biography. This book tells the “true accounts” and gives all the details about these 10 assassination attempts. I think it is a very interesting read.
 
Of the total of 45 U.S. Presidents, 10 were victims of assassination attempt. 4 of them were fatal. They are:
 
Abraham Lincoln 1865
James Garfield 1881
William McKinley 1901
John Kennedy 1963
 
The other 6 who survived:
 
Andrew Jackson 1835
Theodore Roosevelt 1912
Franklin Roosevelt 1933
Harry Truman 1950
Gerald Ford 1975
Ronald Reagan 1981
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12 comments:

  1. SandhyaJanuary 22, 2018 at 8:50 PM

    I have read a lot of details about John F Kennedy. Did not read much about the others. Will look for this book. I like biographies, books or movies!

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    1. SGJanuary 22, 2018 at 8:59 PM

      Thanks for your comments Sandhya. I think this is a very interesting book.

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  2. Sindhu Devi KJanuary 23, 2018 at 8:45 AM

    How strange is that 10 out of 45 presidents were shot by their own people in a country that is built based on the concept of freedom! Can freedom be so cruel to even think of killing someone?!
    It must be an interesting read if you are suggesting, SG. Will read the book when I get an opportunity. Thank you for letting us know about it.

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    1. SGJanuary 23, 2018 at 9:15 AM

      Thanks for your comments Sindhu. May be too much freedom here?

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  3. Destination InfinityJanuary 23, 2018 at 10:33 AM

    That true accounts within quotes (your emphasis) makes me think how true these biographies actually are. Not only this book, but in general.


    Destination Infinity

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    1. SGJanuary 23, 2018 at 11:07 AM

      Thanks for your comments Rajesh. I put those words in quotes because we don't know if they are really true or not. Anyway, this is an interesting book.

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  4. KPJanuary 23, 2018 at 12:52 PM

    Your short writeup whets the desire to read the book.
    It would be useful for your readers if you indicate the name of publisher, number of pages, price abd if available in kindle

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    1. SGJanuary 23, 2018 at 10:34 PM

      Thanks for your comments Mr. KP. I am sorry I did not give these details. I usually do not write book reviews. So I am not familiar with the basics. Here are the details:

      Published November 1993 by Scholastic, Inc.
      185 Pages
      Available in Amazon India for Rs.1015.37
      I don’t know if it is available in Kindle

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  5. Pradeep NairJanuary 24, 2018 at 6:47 AM

    I must get this, and read.
    I am currently reading "Fire and Fury - Inside the Trump White House".
    Once I am done, shall write note on it.

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    1. SGJanuary 24, 2018 at 9:36 AM

      Thanks for your comments Pradeep. Looking forward to your note on Fire and Fury.

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  6. Shilpa GargFebruary 2, 2018 at 9:17 AM

    While I knew about A Lincoln and John Kennedy's assassination, I was not aware of the other attempts. Thanks for sharing!

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  7. Avada KedavraFebruary 2, 2018 at 1:05 PM

    Oh that's interesting. Will look for this book. I recently got the book by Stephen King about JFK's assassination.

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