1873?-1901

Recounts the key social, political, and economic events that took place in the years leading up to the assassination of President William McKinley and describes how those events shaped the experiences and beliefs of Leon Czolgosz, the man who murdered McKinley.

"It should have been a grand day at the Pan-American Exhibition in Buffalo, New York, in 1901. President William McKinley shook hands with well-wishers who had lined up to meet their popular leader. But one man stepped forward with a pistol hidden under a handkerchief wrapped around his right hand. Two shots rang out, both striking McKinley in the abdomen. As the nation puzzled over the shooter and the ease of his crime, the president suffered for days before finally dying. Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as president, becoming the youngest person ever to hold the job. The country--and the world--would never be the same"--Amazon.com.

Recounts the key social, political, and economic events that took place in the years leading up to the assassination of President William McKinley and describes how those events shaped the experiences and beliefs of Leon Czolgosz, the man who murdered McKinley.