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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner
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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner Paperback - 2007

by James L. Swanson

From April 14-26, 1865, the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices transfixed a nation reeling from the horrors of the newly ended Civil War. "Manhunt" takes readers on the intensive search that moves side-by-side with the desperate assassin from the streets of Washington, D.C., through the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.


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"A terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincoln's killers that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish just as the actual manhunt mesmerized the entire nation. It is a triumphant book."--Doris Kearns Goodwin

The 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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IT LOOKED LIKE A BAD DAY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS.

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The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin, John Wilkes Booth, 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 and sadness.

James L. Swanson's Manhunt is a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before.

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  • Title Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer: An Edgar Award Winner
  • Author James L. Swanson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Pages 496
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mariner Books, New York
  • Date 2007-02-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Annotated, Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780060518509 / 0060518502
  • Weight 0.91 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.34 x 1.19 in (20.32 x 13.56 x 3.02 cm)
  • Ages 15 to 18 years
  • Grade levels 10 - 13
  • Reading level 1060
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 19th Century
    • Chronological Period: 1851-1899
    • Topical: Civil War
  • Library of Congress subjects Booth, John Wilkes, Criminal investigation - United States
  • Dewey Decimal Code 364.152
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