num_pages: 464
description: Soon to be an Apple TV+ Series “A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln’s killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish just as the actual manhunt mesmerized the entire nation. It is a triumphant book.”—Doris Kearns Goodwin 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 troops on a wild, 12-day chase from 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, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln’s own blood relics Manhunt is a fully documented, fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, it is history as it’s never been read before.
language: English
title: Manhunt: An Edgar Award Winner
titlecomplete: Manhunt: An Edgar Award Winner
characters: John Wilkes Booth
genres: Historical, True Crime, Crime, History, Presidents, Biography, American History, American Civil War, Civil War, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 30527
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Edgar Award
category: Best Fact Crime
publisher: Mariner Books