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Foreword
1 —— Prelude to an Inquest
2 —— Profile of a Kingfish
3 —— August 8, 1935: Washington
4 —— August 30 to September 2
5 —— September 3 to September 7
6 —— September 8: Morning
7 —— September 8: Afternoon
8 —— September 8: Nightfall
A gripping exploration of one of America’s most notorious political murders, this work follows a determined researcher as he assembles every scrap of evidence surrounding the fatal shooting of a charismatic Louisiana senator. From the chaotic moments in the hospital’s operating room to the frantic rush of witnesses scrambling to the scene, the narrative pulls listeners into the tense hours that defined a nation’s shock.
Drawing on dozens of eyewitness accounts, medical charts, police reports, and candid interviews with doctors, law‑enforcement officials, and even political rivals, the author reconstructs the tangled web of motives and opportunities that surrounded the assassination. The investigation is presented with careful respect for the complexities of the era, offering a vivid portrait of the people caught up in the tragedy while leaving the deeper twists of the case for later inquiry.
Language
en
Duration
~5 hours (313K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Tim Lindell, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.)
Release date
2020-08-06
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1889–1970
A longtime New Orleans journalist, he brought the city’s politics, history, and food to life with the eye of a reporter and the warmth of a storyteller. His work ranges from colorful regional history to one of the classic books on Brennan’s restaurant.
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