Now an Apple TV+ Series"A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln's killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish." - Doris Kearns GoodwinThe 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.
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Deserve some attention
It is quite interesting, though I think not the best version of the story
An engrossing story, well told. And it's all true! I loved this book.
It was a long and bloody war and it tore the country apart, but finally, finally the Civil War was over. To President Lincoln and the Northerners it was a time of victory and a time to rejoice. But to the Confederate Army and the South, it was a time of defeat and anger. John Wilkes Booth was one of the angry ones, so angry in fact, that he plotted and carried out the despicable act of murdering President Lincoln. Of course I knew all that. A long time ago I had learned about it way back in elementary school. This was one of those facts that every American child has to memorize. But of course there was a story that made these facts come alive, a story that James L. Swanson meticulously researched and brought to light in a new non-fiction historical account of the events of those days. It was a book that pulled me to it. I wanted to know more. John Wilkes Booth, a renowned actor with Southern roots had always hated Lincoln. Throughout the war he plotted to kidnap him and had a few cohorts willing to join this plot. But as the War came to an end and the Union victory was real, the plot changed from kidnapping to assassination. John Wilkes Booth planned carefully, and, drawing in a group of co-conspirators, actually accomplished this on the night of April 14, 1865 while Lincoln was celebrating his victory by attending a performance at Ford's Theater in Washington D.C. Booth was an actor and knew the theater intimately. Lincoln wasn't expecting it and didn't stand a chance against the single gunshot wound to his head. This book is the story of the assassination and of the 12-day manhunt for Booth. The details are all there, the planning, the horror of the act itself, the quick actions of the doctor to keep Lincoln alive through the night, and the mourning and outpouring of grief of the public. Also here is a thorough analysis of the mind of the killer and his attempts to get away. There's a whole cast of characters who helped Booth, some of them more willingly than o...
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