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
Summary
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 events, the people involved, and the consequences of the violence
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-260) and index
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