{"product_id":"rawhide-down-paperback","title":"Rawhide Down - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDel Quentin Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Janet Maslin (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) Top 10 Pick for 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Nonfiction Book for 2011\u003cbr\u003eA \u003ci\u003eRichmond Times Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e Top Book for 2011\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA minute-by-minute account of the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn March 30, 1981, President Ronald Reagan was just seventy days into his first term of office when John Hinckley Jr. opened fire outside the Washington Hilton Hotel, wounding the president, press secretary James Brady, a Secret Service agent, and a D.C. police officer. For years, few people knew the truth about how close the president came to dying, and no one has ever written a detailed narrative of that harrowing day. Now, drawing on exclusive new interviews and never-before-seen documents, photos, and videos, Del Quentin Wilber tells the electrifying story of a moment when the nation faced a terrifying crisis that it had experienced less than twenty years before, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith cinematic clarity, we see Secret Service agent Jerry Parr, whose fast reflexes saved the president's life; the brilliant surgeons who operated on Reagan as he was losing half his blood; and the small group of White House officials frantically trying to determine whether the country was under attack. Most especially, we encounter the man code-named \"Rawhide,\" a leader of uncommon grace who inspired affection and awe in everyone who worked with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRonald Reagan was the only serving U.S. president to survive being shot in an assassination attempt.* \u003ci\u003eRawhide Down\u003c\/i\u003e is the first true record of the day and events that literally shaped Reagan's presidency and sealed his image in the modern American political firmament. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e*There have been many assassination attempts on U.S. presidents, four of which were successful: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, and John F. Kennedy. President Theodore Roosevelt was injured in an assassination attempt after leaving office.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDel Quentin Wilber\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e. He has spent most of his career covering law enforcement and sensitive security issues, and his work has been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.93 x 9.27 x 6.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 27, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42692717674559,"sku":"9781250002549","price":28.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3f63b9d686d3aa88d15431092da95ff5.webp?v=1764996369","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/rawhide-down-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}