Assassination Vacation,
by Sarah Vowell
In this irreverent look at "historical tourism," our macabre itinerary includes the National Museum of
Health and Medicine, where fragments of Lincoln's skull are on display and we
learn about the jinx that was Robert Todd Lincoln who was present at the
assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. The book jacket
says it best: "A road trip like no other -- a journey to the pit stops of
American political murder and through the myriad ways they have been used for
fun and profit, for political and cultural advantage."
-Jane
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