Killing Congress : assassinations, attempted assassinations and other violence against members of Congress /

Killing Congress: Assassinations, Attempted Assassinations, and other Violence Enacted on Members of the U.S. Congress analyzes all assassinations, attempted assassinations, and other violent acts carried out on members of Congress. Each chapter focuses on a particular incident, describing the event...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Marion, Nancy E.
Otros Autores: Oliver, Willard M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
United States. > Congress > Biography.
United States. > Congress.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Assassination > United States > History.
Attempted assassination > United States > History.
Legislators > Assassination attempts > United States.
Legislators > Violence against > United States.
Political violence > United States > History.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Assassinat > États-Unis > Histoire.
Tentatives d'assassinat > États-Unis > Histoire.
Violence politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Assassination.
Attempted assassination.
Legislators.
Political violence.
Politics and government.
United States > Politics and government.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement.
United States.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Part I. Assassinations
  • Representative James Hinds (1868)
  • Representative Thomas Haughey (1869)
  • Representative John Pinckney (1905)
  • Senator Huey P. Long (1935)
  • Senator Robert Kennedy (1968)
  • Representative Leo Ryan (1978)
  • Representative Lawrence McDonald (1983)
  • Part II. Attempted assassinations
  • U.S. House of Representatives (1954)
  • Representative Gabrielle Giffords (2011)
  • Part III. Canings
  • Representative Matthew Lyon (1798)
  • Representative William Stanberry (1832)
  • Representative Charles Sumner (1856)
  • Representative Josiah Grinnell (1866)
  • Part IV. Threats and violence
  • Other threats and violence
  • About the authors.

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