An Unofficial 'The Rest Is History' Reading List
397. JFK: A Conspiracy Unmasked (Part 6)
December 07, 2023
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Books Referenced
Author: Vincent Bugliosi
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Referenced multiple times as a comprehensive book surveying JFK assassination conspiracy theories, listing 44 different organizations and 214 individuals accused of involvement
Author: Mark Lane
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Described as 'the key book in really igniting the conspiracy theory stuff' about the JFK assassination, written by Mark Lane who was a communist and advocate for left-wing causes
Author: Thomas Buchanan
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Mentioned as a book published in London in May 1964 by a communist author living in Paris, which argued there were two gunmen
Author: Richard Hofstadter
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Published in 1964 by historian Richard Hofstadter, described as perfectly timed given the JFK assassination, dealing with populism, anti-intellectualism, and status anxieties in American politics
Author: Don DeLillo
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Mentioned as DeLillo's novel about Lee Harvey Oswald and the assassination, with a famous comment comparing the Warren Commission report to something James Joyce might have written
Author: James Ellroy
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Referenced as a novel that explores JFK conspiracy theories, particularly those involving the mafia and J. Edgar Hoover
Author: James Joyce
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Referenced as a comparison point when discussing the Warren Commission's comprehensive documentation, likening it to Joyce's detailed portrait of Dublin