Manhunt (eBook)

The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer

James L. Swanson (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
496 Seiten
Harpercollins (Verlag)
978-0-06-180397-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Soon to be an Apple TV SeriesJames Swanson has written a terrific narrative of the hunt for Lincolns 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 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 Lincolns 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 its never been read before.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.10.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• ISBN-10: 0-06-180397-9 / 0061803979
• ISBN-13: 978-0-06-180397-0 / 9780061803970