Although I am an unabashed and unapologetic conservative, I am also an American history buff. One of the things that has interested me over the years is the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. I remember that day as I was under three months away from turning ten years old. I even visited Dealey Plaza in 1984.
There is a new book of like-minded people who are interested in the events of November 1963.
The Foundry: Conservative Policy News Blog from The Heritage Foundation has posted an article on a new book by James Swanson, End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy.
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| Above, the sniper's position at the open window. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Swanson is the author of the excellent book chronicling the 12-day manhunt for President Abraham Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. I recently read Manhunt and finished it in one night, it is that spellbinding.
Swanson is a legal scholar at The Heritage Foundation and his book on the JFK assassination is broken down into second-by-second accounts. He also includes Jacqueline Kennedy's side of the story, which was largely ignored and disregarded in previous accounts.
If End of Days is anywhere as good as Manhunt, this should prove to be a great read.
To read The Foundry article (which also includes a video), go here.
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