| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
448 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-438) and index. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
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Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies.
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Assassination -- Investigation -- United States -- Case studies.
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Criminal investigation -- United States -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
0060518499 (acid-free paper) |
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9780060518493 |
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