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 of did kill our presidents and other prominent politicians. From richard lawrence who attempted to shoot president andrew jackson in 1835 to the assailants of contemporary american political leaders this book probes the lives of sixteen individuals who tried to kill or did kill our presidents and other prominent politicians. This scholarly treatise written by a professor of political science at the university of arizona and appearing so soon after the outrage expressed not only by the lay press but in psychiatric journals as well over the acquittal of john hinckley jr on the basis of insanity will undoubtedly find a. American assassins the darker side of politics by james w clarke princeton nj princeton university press 1982 pp xii 321 1850 volume 77 issue 3 . American assassins the darker side of politics by james w clarke 1982 09 21 and a great selection of related books art and collectibles available now at abebookscom