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Author:

Wilber, Del Quentin.

Title:

Rawhide down : the near assassination of Ronald Reagan / Del Quentin Wilber.

Edition:

1st Picador ed.

Publisher:

Picador,

Copyright Date:

2012

Description:

305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Reagan, Ronald.
Reagan, Ronald--Assassination attempt, 1981.
Reagan, Ronald.
Presidents.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [279]-289) and index.

Contents:

Rendezvous with destiny -- The man -- Without fail -- "I'm not dangerous" -- The rope line -- 2:27 P.M. -- "I can't breathe" -- The trauma bay -- STAT to the ER -- "My God. The president was hit?" -- Operating Room 2 -- A question of authority - "I am in control here" -- The waiting room -- "What does the future hold?".

Summary:

A minute-by-minute account of the 1981 assassination attempt on the fortieth president reveals how close he came to dying, in a report that pays tribute to the individuals who saved his life and oversaw national security throughout the crisis.

ISBN:

1250002540
9781250002549 (pbk.)

LCCN:

bl2012010167

Locations:

NWPC663 -- Nissen Public Library (Saint Ansgar)