Bibliograph

Twenty-six seconds, a personal history of the Zapruder film, Alexandra Zapruder

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Label

Twenty-six seconds, a personal history of the Zapruder film, Alexandra Zapruder

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 593-625)

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contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Twenty-six seconds

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

945352723

Responsibility statement

Alexandra Zapruder

Sub title

a personal history of the Zapruder film

Summary

The family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact, told by Zapruder's granddaughter, draws on personal records and previously sealed archive sources to trace the film's role in the media, courts, government, and arts community

Table Of Contents

Prologue : home movie -- Assassination -- Exposure -- First glimpses -- All rights to LIFE -- Images in print -- Mounting pressure -- Court cases and bootlegs -- LIFE's dilemma -- The eternal frame and the endless debates -- The floodgates open -- JFK : the movie and the assassination records act -- To take or not to take the film -- A final firestorm -- Arbitration and resolution -- Epilogue : public and private legacy

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26 secondsPersonal history of the Zapruder film

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