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Manhunt: The Twelve-day Chase for Abrahm Lincoln's Killer

Manhunt: The Twelve-day Chase for Abrahm Lincoln's Killer


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An enthralling hour-by-hour account of the twelve days in 1865 between President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the capture and death of his murderer, John Wilkes Booth. From 14th to 26th of April 1865, the hunt for Booth and his accomplices transfixed, thrilled and horrified a nation of mourners as Booth led the army on a wild chase through the swamps of Maryland and into the forests of Virginia. At the centre of the story is the ultimate anti-hero: John Wilkes Booth. A handsome stage actor, Booth was as famous in his day as any big Hollywood star today, but threw away his fame and wealth for an assassin's immortality. Manhunt tells the dramatic story through the eyes of the hunters and the hunters - and makes clear why Booth refused to be taken alive when at last he was cornered by the US cavalry.

About the Author :
James L. Swanson has studied and collected books, documents and artefacts connected with Abraham Lincoln's life and death since he was ten years old; Manhunt is the culmination of a lifetime's research and the author's own personal Lincoln library. He lives in the United States.

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"A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real."--Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) "An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle."--New York Times "Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down."--Patricia Cornwell "Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama"--Boston Globe "James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book."--Doris Kearns Goodwin "Told expertly . . . Swanson's moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable."--Wall Street Journal "Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy."--Washington Post A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real. --Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle. --New York Times Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down. --Patricia Cornwell Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama --Boston Globe James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book. --Doris Kearns Goodwin Told expertly . . . Swanson s moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable. --Wall Street Journal Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with CSI immediacy. --Washington Post


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  • ISBN-13: 9780749951054
  • Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
  • Publisher Imprint: Portrait
  • Height: 234 mm
  • No of Pages: 400
  • Width: 156 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0749951052
  • Publisher Date: 08 Jun 2006
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: The Twelve-day Chase for Abrahm Lincoln's Killer


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