Sarah Vowell made many trips researching the assassinations of Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley. She visited the sites of the crimes, museums with pertinent displays, homes of the victims and perpetrators, and other places associated with the murders of the three. In addition to the interesting facts she provides an often hilarious description of her travels to the historic sites, often with her sister and young nephew in tow. The number of quirky and downright bizarre things she discovered were never presented in the history books. You wouldn't think there would be things to laugh at in a book about assassinations but Vowell has provided plenty of humor which made me laugh out loud. And I'm seriously thinking of leaving instructions for memorial yo-yos to be handed out when I die.
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