by
Swanson, James L.
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, John Wilkes Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, this book is a fully documented work, but it is also a tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal, an hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters.--From publisher description.
Publication Date
2006
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer / Swanson, James L.
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Swanson, James L.
Publication Date
2011
Format
Books
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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Bloody times : the funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis / Swanson, James
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