John Surratt
Subtitle: the Lincoln assassin who got away
By: by Michael Schein
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781933909967
Subjects: Presidents; Assassination; Conspiracies; History
Description: This is the story of John Wilkes Booth's closest associate prior to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It traces Surratt's worldwide flight from Ford's Theatre to Italy and shows that he was a conspirator who may be the missing link between Jefferson Davis and Lincoln's death. The book culminates in the trial of Surratt after he was brought back to America from Italy and was set free due to the trial ending in a hung jury.--Publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A neatly dressed gentleman; title: Young Master John; title: Rebel spy; title: John Wilkes Booth and the "oil" business; title: A January attempt; title: Surratt and the veiled lady; title: Beware the Ides of March; title: Shoot the damned Yankees; title: The plots thicken; title: The man in two places at once; title: Gladness to sorrow; title: Running for his life; title: Surratt's choice; title: Loose lips aboard ship; title: The adventures of John Watson (and his dog); title: Leap into legend; title: "His death is preferable to his escape"; title: Weichmann versus Weichmann; title: United States versus John Surratt: the government's case; title: United States versus John Surratt: the defense; title: Closing arguments: Carrington versus Merrick; title: Mother and son versus the United States; title: The great fizzle; title: The reverse of truth.