JFK and the unspeakable why he died and why it matters

Douglass takes readers into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at...

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Main Author: Douglass, James W.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
Edition: 1st Touchstone trade pbk. ed.
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Summary: Douglass takes readers into the Oval Office during the tense days of the Cuban Missile Crisis, along on the strange journey of Lee Harvey Oswald and his shadowy handlers, and to the winding road in Dallas where an ambush awaited the President's motorcade. As Douglass convincingly documents, at every step along the way these forces of the Unspeakable were present, moving people like pawns on a chessboard to promote a dangerous and deadly agenda. --from publisher description
Item Description: "A Touchstone book."
"He chose peace. They marked him for death."--Cover.
Originally published: Maryknoll, N.Y. : Orbis Books, 2008.
"Discussion group guide inside"--Cover.
Physical Description: xxxi, 518 p. ; 23 cm.
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-495) and index.
ISBN: 9781439193884 (pbk.)
1439193886 (pbk.)
Author Notes: James W. Douglass is a longtime peace activist and writer. He and his wife Shelley are co-founders of the Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action in Poulsbo, Washington, and Mary's House, a Catholic Worker house in Birmingham, Alabama. His books include The Nonviolent Cross, The Nonviolent Coming of God , and Resistance and Contemplation .