Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer
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Published
New York : William Morrow, c2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
448 pages : ill. ; 24 cm.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.3 - AR Pts: 24
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Location | Call Number | Status | Due Date |
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Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction | 364.1524 | Checked Out | April 27, 2024 |
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Published
New York : William Morrow, c2006.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
UPC
9780060518493
Accelerated Reader
MG+
Level 8.3, 24 Points
Level 8.3, 24 Points
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-438) and index.
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.
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