Theodore Roosevelt and the Assassin: Madness, Vengeance, and the Campaign of 1912

by Gerard Helferich

Book Overview

A New York Times Bestseller

John Flammang Schrank--a lonely Manhattan saloonkeeper--was obsessed with the 1912 presidential election and Theodore Roosevelt. The ex-president's extremism and third-term campaign were downright un-American. Convinced that TR would ignite civil war and leave the nation open to foreign invasion, Schrank answered what he believed to be a divine summons, buying a gun and stalking Roosevelt...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0762782994
• ISBN13: 9780762782994
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Lyons Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"