The President and the AssassinFor the fans of The War Lovers and The Imperial Cruise comes a new book on the assassination of President William McKinley and a pivotal, dramatic period of upheaval in American history. A SWEEPING TALE OF TURN OF THE CENTURY AMERICA AND THE IRRESISTIBLE FORCES THAT BROUGHT TWO MEN TOGETHER ONE FATEFUL DAY In 1901, as America tallied its gains from a period of unprecedented imperial expansion, an assassin's bullet shattered the nation's confidence.