Illustrious Life of William McKinley, written with personal note & signed by Murat Hallstead who was a 30 year personal friend to McKinley ...hand written note on title page reads "since President McKinley was assassinated I have written this book, I never wrote any other covering his life and death, Oct 7th, 1901 title page reads in part "the true story of the assassination, in the shadow of death, passing away, funeral ceremonies, together with his ancestry, boyhood, student days, his career as soldier, lawyer, statesman, Governor and President, the principles for which he stood and the triumphs he achieved and his home life" ..."Anarchy, its history, influences and dangers..with a sketch of the life of the assassin"..."Superbly illustrated with numerous engravings made from original photographs" This book is packed full of information about McKinley with lots of superbly illustrations, contains 27 chapters. Leon Czolgosz, last chapter is a detailed account about his death by electric chair.
