By Scott Miller
422 pages
This publication provides insight into the lives of the
assassin, Leo Czolgosz, and his victim, President William McKinley. The lives of
these two men would not have been more different. William McKinley was a Civil
War hero. His willingness to support big business facilitated his victory as
President. Leo Czolgosz was a loner, and
sometimes a drifter, who reached out to known anarchist of his day, with little
success. Leo followed the radical teachings of the mortared Albert Parsons, and
also Emma Goldman. Both preached violence as a useful mention to end social
injustice.
Besides detailing the lives of these two men, the volatile U.S.
economy, of the day, was explored in detail. The poor remained poor and the
rich became powerful. Clashes over unskilled worker’s wages and living
conditions grew, especially for the immigrant.
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