{"product_id":"the-city-that-killed-the-president-a-cultural-history-of-dallas-and-the-assassination-9781646052127","title":"The City That Killed the President: A Cultural History of Dallas and the Assassination","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003eDallas was blamed for the JFK assassination and labeled \"the City of Hate.\" In the half-century since, artists and writers have produced important work that speaks to the difficult burden of civic shaming. The City That Killed the President is a fitful discourse offering a window into Dallas. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 280 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 19 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Deep Vellum Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked America. Instantly, Dallas was blamed for the killing, labeled \"the City of Hate.\" In the half-century since the president's murder, this city's artists and writers have produced important, if often overlooked, work that speaks to the difficult burden of our civic shaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are the works of poetry, theater, journalism, art, the actions of our citizens and political leaders, all the fragments of our cultural life that address this tortured local history. The City That Killed the President is a fitful discourse offering a window into Dallas itself, a city reluctant to grapple with its past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked America. Instantly, Dallas was blamed for the killing, labeled \"the City of Hate.\" In the half-century since the president's murder, this city's artists and writers have produced important, if often overlooked, work that speaks to the difficult burden of our civic shaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are the works of poetry, theater, journalism, art, the actions of our citizens and political leaders, all the fragments of our cultural life that address this tortured local history. The City That Killed the President is a fitful discourse offering a window into Dallas itself, a city reluctant to grapple with its past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe assassination of John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, shocked America. Instantly, Dallas was blamed for the killing, labeled \"the City of Hate.\" In the half-century since the president's murder, this city's artists and writers have produced important, if often overlooked, work that speaks to the difficult burden of our civic shaming.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere are the works of poetry, theater, journalism, art, the actions of our citizens and political leaders, all the fragments of our cultural life that address this tortured local history. The City That Killed the President is a fitful discourse offering a window into Dallas itself, a city reluctant to grapple with its past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 229 x 152 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781646052127\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tim Cloward","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44784722018554,"sku":"9781646052127","price":18.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1700225767044_book.jpg?v=1700330226","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-city-that-killed-the-president-a-cultural-history-of-dallas-and-the-assassination-9781646052127","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}