Tuesday, June 01, 2004

William Manchester Dead

William Manchester died today. Honestly, I had no clue that he was still alive, but apprently he'd been an invalid for quite a while.

He wrote a chronology of/reflection on the JFK assasination called Death Of A President, that is without a doubt one of the most fascinating books I ever read, due mainly to the incredible amount of details found in it. I actually stole a copy from my HS library when I was a sophomore which I subsequently lost, and then replaced at the Printer's Row Book Fair a few years ago.

The aforementioned book fair is coming up this weekend. One of my favorite events...what's better than beer and books?