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On the trail of the assassins : one man's quest to solve the murder of President Kennedy / Jim Garrison.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Skyhorse, 2012, c1988.Description: xvi, 342 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781620872994 (pbk.)
  • 1620872994 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 973.922092 23
Contents:
The serenity of ignorance -- The awakening -- War games -- The social triumphs of Lee Oswald -- Setting up the scapegoat -- Deep cover -- The front page -- Covert operations -- The bonds of friendship -- The ides of February -- Checkmate -- Confrontation -- The assault -- The company -- Shell game -- Escape of the assassins -- The reluctant investigators -- The trial of Clay Shaw -- The majesty of the law -- The secret sponsors.
Summary: On March 1, 1967, New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison shocked the world by arresting local businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to murder President Kennedy. Returning to print for the first time in years, "On the Trail of the Assassins" is Garrison's own account of his investigations into the background of Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of President Kennedy, and his prosecution of Clay Shaw in the trial that followed. It was the primary source material for Oliver Stone's hit film "JFK".
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Event Centre - Long term storage Non Fiction 973.922 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not for loan a00631323

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The serenity of ignorance -- The awakening -- War games -- The social triumphs of Lee Oswald -- Setting up the scapegoat -- Deep cover -- The front page -- Covert operations -- The bonds of friendship -- The ides of February -- Checkmate -- Confrontation -- The assault -- The company -- Shell game -- Escape of the assassins -- The reluctant investigators -- The trial of Clay Shaw -- The majesty of the law -- The secret sponsors.

On March 1, 1967, New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison shocked the world by arresting local businessman Clay Shaw for conspiracy to murder President Kennedy. Returning to print for the first time in years, "On the Trail of the Assassins" is Garrison's own account of his investigations into the background of Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination of President Kennedy, and his prosecution of Clay Shaw in the trial that followed. It was the primary source material for Oliver Stone's hit film "JFK".

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