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Martin Fitzgerald, "The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk about When We Talk about the JFK Assassination" (Biteback Publishing, 2026)

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What does the JKF assassination mean to us now? In ⁠The Umbrella Man and Other Stories: What We Talk About When We Talk About the JFK Assassination⁠, (Biteback Publishing, 2026) ⁠Martin Fitzgerald⁠ explores the lives and stories of the people present on that day in Dallas at Dealey Plaza. In doing so, the book examines cultural memory, artistic representations, history, conspiracy theory and the global impact of the event. Drawing on personal reflections, rich archival sources, and contemporary interviews, the book offers a brilliant and compelling narrative that goes beyond the circumstances of 1963 to the present day. The book will be of significant interest to a range of humanities scholars as well as to anyone interested in the ongoing legacy of one of the twentieth century’s defining events. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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