Murdering McKinley

“A compact masterpiece . . . Illuminating the society that inspired a coldblooded murder, [it] is a brilliant trip through the heart of the 19th Century.” —Heather Cox Richardson,  Chicago Tribune When President William McKinley was murdered at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, Americans were bereaved and frightened. Rumor ran rampant: A wild-eyed foreign anarchist with an unpronounceable name had killed the commander-in-chief. Eric Rauchway’s brilliant