Manhunt
The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
James L. Swanson
ISBN: | 9780060853471 |
Publisher: | HarperLargePrint |
Published: | 1 February, 2006 |
Format: | Paperback |
Language: | English |
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Manhunt
The Twelve-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
James L. Swanson
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history -- the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. 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 and sadness. Based on rare archival materials and obscure trial transcripts, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before.
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