American Assassins

From Richard Lawrence, who attempted to shoot President Andrew Jackson in 1835, to the assailants of contemporary American political leaders, this book examines the lives of sixteen individuals who tried to kill or did kill our presidents and other prominent politicians. Lawrence, who thought himself to be King Richard Ill of England, was so obviously insane that he was acquitted of his crime. Were the other assassins and would-be assassins equally ill? Classifying the attackers into four psychological types, James Clarke introduces evidence of real differences among men and women who until now have been lumped together as delusional or deranged.Clarke, James W. is the author of 'American Assassins' with ISBN 9780691022215 and ISBN 0691022216.