Chasing King's Killer (eBook)

The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

James L. Swanson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
Scholastic Inc. (Verlag)
978-0-545-72334-3 (ISBN)

Infos

An astonishing account of the assassination of America's most beloved and celebrated civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, by New York Times-bestselling author, James L. Swanson.NAACP Image Award NomineeChicago Public Library Best Book of the YearKirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year*"e;[James L. Swanson's] masterful work . . . reveals, in gripping style, how one individual can impact history."e; Booklist, starred reviewIn his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones in on James Earl Ray, a bizarre, racist, prison escapee who tragically ends King's life. As he did in his bestselling Scholastic MG/YA books Chasing LIncoln's Killer and "e;THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SHOT!"e;, Swanson transports readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history. More than eighty photographs, captions, bibliography, various source notes, and index included.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 17.8.2022
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
• ISBN-10: 0-545-72334-5 / 0545723345
• ISBN-13: 978-0-545-72334-3 / 9780545723343