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Hampton Sides

Sides is the author of Hellhound on His Trail, a narrative history of the King assassination, out in paperback this March from Anchor.

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Exclusive Excerpt: MLK's Haunting Final Hours

<p>In an exclusive excerpt from his new book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hellhound-On-His-Trail-Electrifying/dp/0307387437" target="_blank">Hellhound on His Trail</a>,&nbsp; Hampton Sides tells the story of the final moments of Martin Luther&nbsp; King Jr.’s life—including his last conversation, his obliviousness to danger&nbsp; and why he didn’t want bodyguards, his dinner invitation for Jesse&nbsp; Jackson, and the careful attention of his assassin.</p>

Hampton Sides

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