(3) YA Swanson's expertly researched and -written account of King's legacy and assassination also explores how James Earl Ray became the man who killed the civil rights leader. Detailed maps and records are used to trace Ray's flight and eventual apprehension. Numerous archival photographs and large-font captions will draw even reluctant readers into this well-documented narrative. Extensive notes and sources are included. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Luther B. Clegg

(2) YA Swanson's clear, concisely written, and riveting narrative highlights the key events of the Kennedy administration before focusing on the moment-by-moment details of JFK's assassination. Also included are an exploration of Lee Harvey Oswald's background, an aerial-view photograph of Dealey Plaza in Dallas, a detailed map of the motorcade route, and images of the Texas School Book Depository, where Oswald perched, rifle in hand. Extensive back matter. Bib., ind.

Reviewer: Dean Schneider | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2014

(3) YA Swanson adapts his adult work Bloody Crimes about Abraham Lincoln's funeral and the hunt for Jefferson Davis as the Civil War ended. The narrative uses alternating, parallel story lines to highlight events as the nation (mostly northerners) mourned one man and called for the other's head. Highly informative, with archival photographs and prints enhancing the work. Reading list. Glos.

Reviewer: Antonio Trujillo

(4) YA Swanson tracks Booth and his conspirators from Lincoln's assassination to their escape over land and water to the climactic shootout leading to Booth's death. Reproductions of newspapers and documents, photographs and artifacts (e.g., the conspirators' wrist irons), and sepia-toned pages add to the tension-filled story's unique presentation. Based on Swanson's adult book Manhunt. No sources are mentioned, compromising historical veracity.

Reviewer: Laura A. Woollett