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Marion Nancy E. |
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Titolo |
Killing Congress : assassinations, attempted assassinations and other violence against members of Congress / / Nancy Marion and Willard Oliver |
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Lanham, Maryland ; ; London, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (283 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Legislators - United States |
Assassination - United States - History |
Attempted assassination - United States - History |
United States Politics and government |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Part I: Assassinations; 1 James Hinds (R-AR); 2 Thomas Haughey (R-AL); 3 John Pinckney (D-TX); 4 Huey Long (D-LA); 5 Robert Kennedy (D-NY); 6 Leo Ryan (D-CA); 7 Larry McDonald (D-GA); Part II: Attempted Assassinations; 8 US House of Representatives; 9 Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ); Part III: Canings; 10 Matthew Lyon (DR-VT); 11 William Stanbery (D-OH); 12 Charles Sumner (R-MA); 13 Josiah Bushnell Grinnell (R-IA); 14 Violence against Members; Bibliography; Index; About the Authors |
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<span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Killing Congress: Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations, and other Violence Enacted on Members of the U.S. Congress</span><span> analyzes all assassinations, attempted assassinations, and other violent acts carried out on members of Congress. Each chapter focuses on a particular incident, describing the events, the people involved, and the consequences of the violence. </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span> |
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