Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) | James L. Swanson

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) | James L. Swanson | Suspenseful

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	Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) James L. Swanson Harper Perennial, 2007 - 496 pages average customer review:based on 229 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

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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Great, in depth!

This book really is as good as it says it is. This book really provides an in depth overview of the murder and the chase. It offers the view through those searching and JWB. It really is amazing to realize how Booth hid for so long when he was the most wanted man in the country. This is a very in depth, well written and interesting book. Highly reccommended to anyone interested in American history.

Suspenseful

Even though we all know the story and how it turns out, this book was hard to put down. Great read

The facts of Lincoln's assassination that you never learned in school.

Without a doubt, one of the best books I've read in a very long time. This non-fiction book reads like a suspense novel. I read it in a day and a half. So incredibly well researched and written, this account of Booth's 12-day escape after Lincoln's assassination is almost an hour-by-hour account of his every move. Utterly compelling...a must read!!!

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Manhunt

This book is spellbjnding. the author takes the reader on a wild ride through the backwoods and city of early Washington. The author describes in detail what was going through boothes mind when he snuffed out the life of one of America's greatest presidents. It is a must read.

Harrowing "Manhunt"

Most everyone knows that John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But few know the broader plan, how history could have changed, how history indeed did change, the minute by minute saga of the planning of the crime and its twelve day aftermath - the Manhunt for Booth. This chronicle of those days is so harrowing, so page turning, you will give up sleep to finish it. Knowing the history we all know, I still read this story hoping the assassination attempt fails and if not, Booth would be caught before he left the Ford's Theatre. Alas, neither of those hopes were realized but that's how riveting and real this story is. I cannot recall reading a book as exciting or as informative. Take the James Swanson time machine back to 1865 and live there for twelve days. It is unforgettable.

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