Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

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Publication Year:
2018

ISBN-13: 9780545723343

<DIV> An astonishing account of the assassination of America's most beloved and celebrated civil rights leader, Martin Luther King, by NY Times bestselling author, James L. Swanson.<P></P><B>NAACP Image Award NomineeChicago Public Library Best Book of the Year<I>Kirkus Reviews</I> Best Young Adult Book of the Year* "[James L. Swanson's] masterful work... reveals, in gripping style, how one individual can impact history." --<I>Booklist</I>, starred review</B>In his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights -- with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones in on James Earl Ray, a bizarre, racist, prison escapee who tragically ends King's life.As he did in his bestselling Scholastic MG/YA books <I>Chasing LIncoln's Killer</I> and <I>"THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SHOT!"</I>, Swanson transports readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history.Over 80 photographs, captions, bibliography, various source notes, and index included. </DIV>