num_pages: 752
description: 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.
language: English
title: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
titlecomplete: Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
characters: John Wilkes Booth
genres: Historical, History, Presidents, American History, Civil War, Biography, Nonfiction, Crime, True Crime, American Civil War
ratings_count: 30524
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: WmMorrow