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

Author James L. Swanson,
Publisher Scholastic Press
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Author(s)James L. Swanson,
PublisherScholastic Press
ISBN / ASIN0545723337
ISBN-139780545723336
Sales Rank59,453
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸

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A Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year
A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year

* "[James L. Swanson's] masterful work... reveals, in gripping style, how one individual can impact history." --Booklist, starred review

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 Chasing LIncoln's Killer and "THE PRESIDENT HAS BEEN SHOT!", Swanson transports readers back to one of the most shocking, sad, and terrifying events in American history.

With an introduction by Congressman John Lewis, and over 80 photographs, captions, bibliography, various source notes, and index included.

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