{"product_id":"american-confidential-deanne-stillman-9781685890681","title":"American Confidential: Uncovering the Bizarre Story of Lee Harvey Oswald and His Mother","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"In dazzling, evocative prose, Stillman effectively employs the tools of cultural criticism to shed light on the forces that might have left Marguerite dangerously disillusioned with the American dream.\" - Jonathan Darman, \u003ci\u003eAir Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Deanne Stillman's \u003ci\u003eAmerican Confidential \u003c\/i\u003etakes the familiar and makes it new - makes it thrilling. You won't believe this story; it resonates with deep American echoes.\" - Darin Strauss, author of \u003ci\u003eChang \u0026amp; Eng\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eOn the 60th anniversary of the JFK assassination, a critically acclaimed writer presents an astonishing new account of one of the 20th century's most notorious assassins, Lee Harvey Oswald--and the mother who raised him . . .\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eWas Lee Harvey Oswald--as he himself claimed--a patsy? A hired gunman? In this startling account, Deanne Stillman suggests that there was indeed a conspiracy behind the assassination of John F. Kennedy--that of Oswald and his mother, Marguerite, who were locked in a desperate pursuit of fame and recognition. It was a struggle that would erupt on November 22, 1963, with Kennedy's murder--after which the assassin joined the roster of infamous immortals, while his mother spent the rest of her life seeking the media limelight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eAmerican Confidential\u003c\/i\u003e is a mother-son noir tale that plays out across the Wild West of mid-twentieth century America, delving into Oswald's nomadic boyhood, and the world of his restless and disillusioned mother, who passed along a legacy of class resentment and a clamorous need to matter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this new and surprising investigation into the short, troubled life of the ordinary man who would take down an American king, Deanne Stillman also presents a fascinating portrait of Oswald as a predecessor of the many violent young men and boys of America today, who take selfies with their rifles, and have come to define a new era of brutality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Following in the tradition of Joan Didion and Charles Bowden, and continuing her celebrated exploration of America's shadowlands, Stillman recounts a haunting tale of the promise and failure of the American dream. It held Oswald in its grip until the very end. \"Some day,\" he once told his wife, \"I'd like to have a son. Maybe he'll grow up to be president.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanne Stillman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1685890687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685890681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/14\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2023","brand":"Deanne Stillman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44181208826111,"sku":"9781685890681","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8af1c833-db39-47a7-bf91-a3bd29441189.jpg?v=1690259164","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-confidential-deanne-stillman-9781685890681","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}