Manhunt
Subtitle: the twelve day chase for Lincoln's killer
By: James L. Swanson.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2006
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780060518493
Subjects: 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.
Genres: Case studies.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.