Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase For Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) Download Free (EPUB, PDF)
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin, John Wilkes Booth, 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.James L. Swanson's Manhunt is 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.
Series: P.S.
Paperback: 496 pages
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks; Reprint edition (February 6, 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0060518502
ISBN-13: 978-0060518509
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 1.2 x 8 inches
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The most notoriously infamous murder in American history occurred on Good Friday April 14, 1865. President Lincoln wasshot with a derringer by John Wilkes Booth (1838-April 26, 1865) in a murder most foul!Booth came from the most renowned acting family America. He was a superb actor, rake and handsome man who favored Southern Independence, hated the blacks and viewed Lincoln as a tyrant. Booth killed Lincoln after several earlier kidnap schemes went awry. As an avid Civil War buff and student of the Lincoln assassination this is one of the two best books on the murder of the railspliter. The other great book on this topic is Edward Steers.Jr's classic "Blood On the Moon."This book is not as dry as Steers book and could serve as the basis of a motion picture or better yet mini-series on the horrific event. In great detail Swann tells us what really happened on the 12 day flight by Booth and his fellow conspirator David Herold on their flight to the Garrett family barn near Port Royal, Va. where Booth was shot to death by Sergeant Boston Corbett andHerold was captured. (Herold along with George Atzerdot; MarySurratt and Lewis Powell would die on the scaffold on July 7, 1865. Powell had sought to kill Secretary of State Seward in his bed where he was recovering from a painful carriage accident. He failed. George Atzerodt failed to even try to assassinate Vice President Andrew Johnson living in the Kirkwood Hotel. If you want to excite a young person in American history this is a wonderful place to begin. Swann can write well and simply about complex events regarding the assassination. Finishing this book I have a new respect for Secretary of War Edwin Stanton who led the manhunt for the killers.
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