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1) The death of a President, November 20-November 25, 1963

Author

Manchester, William

Publisher

Harper & Row

Pub. Date

[1967]

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As the world still reeled from the tragic and historic events of November 22, 1963, William Manchester set out, at the request of the Kennedy family, to create a detailed, authoritative record of the days immediately preceding and following President John F. Kennedy's death. Through hundreds of interviews, abundant travel and firsthand observation, and with unique access to the proceedings of the Warren Commission, Manchester conducted an exhaustive...

2) A world lit only by fire: the medieval mind and the Renaissance : portrait of an age

Author

Manchester, William

Publisher

Little, Brown

Pub. Date

c1992

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From tales of chivalry and valor to the barbarity of the Inquisition and the devastation of the plague, no era has been a greater source of fascination and horror than the Middle Ages. Acclaimed historian William Manchester takes us on a vividly painted journey into the medieval mind. We travel from the depths of the Dark Ages to the heights of the rebirth that spawned some of history's greatest artists and thinkers--and that eventually ushered the...