Bloody times
Subtitle: the funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt for Jefferson Davis
By: James L. Swanson
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780545392686; 9780545390477
Subjects: Juvenile literature; Death and burial; Captivity, 1865-1867; History; Peace; Presidents; Biography; Captivity
Description: "On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime. James L. Swanson, noted Civil War historian and author of Chasing Lincoln's Killer, captures the riveting stories of these two influential men as they made their last journeys through the bloody landscape of a wounded nation"--Publisher.
Notes: "A special adaptation for young people from the New York times bestselling author of Manhunt and Bloody crimes"--Cover.

"This edition is available for distribution only through the school market"--Page 4 of cover.

Originally published: New York : Collins, ©2011.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-190).

Guided Reading Level: X.

Lexile: 1010L.