"They were the Princess Dianas of their day--perhaps the most photographed and talked about young royals of the early twentieth century. The four captivating Russian Grand Duchesses--Olga, Tatiana, Maria and Anastasia Romanov--were much admired for their happy dispositions, their looks, the clothes they wore and their privileged lifestyle. Over the years, the story of the four Romanov sisters and their tragic end in a basement at Ekaterinburg in 1918...

Draws extensively on primary source materials, including unpublished diaries, letters, and journals, to examine the forces, personalities, and events leading up to Lincoln's assassination, the murder at Ford's Theatre, and the aftermath of Lincoln's death.

Contains various accounts about the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the days immediately following, including news broadcasts, police radio transmissions, White House communications with Air Force One and other planes, and phone calls made by President Johnson