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Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer / James L. Swanson.

Swanson, James L. (Author).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0739471600
  • ISBN: 9780739471609
  • Physical Description: 448 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
  • Publisher: New York : William Morrow, c2006.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-438) and index.
Subject:
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Assassination.
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
Fugitives from justice > United States > Case studies.
Assassination > Investigation > United States > Case studies.
Criminal investigation > United States > Case studies.

Available copies

  • 1 of 1 copy available at Northwest Indian College.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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300 . ‡a448 p. : ‡bill. ; ‡c21 cm.
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [397]-438) and index.
520 . ‡aThe 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.
60010. ‡aLincoln, Abraham, ‡d1809-1865 ‡xAssassination.
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