Overview
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 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.
Full Product Details
Author: James L. Swanson
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: HarperCollins Publishers
Edition: Annotated edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.50cm
, Height: 3.10cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.413kg
ISBN: 9780060518509
ISBN 10: 0060518502
Pages: 496
Publication Date: 11 April 2024
Recommended Age: From 15 to 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle. --New York Times Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy. --Washington Post Told expertly . . . Swanson's moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable. --Wall Street Journal Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down. --Patricia Cornwell A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real. --Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) 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
Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with CSI immediacy. --Washington Post
Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy. -- Washington Post
James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book. --Doris Kearns Goodwin
"""James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book."" -- Doris Kearns Goodwin ""Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down."" -- Patricia Cornwell ""A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real."" -- Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A) ""Told expertly . . . Swanson's moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable."" -- Wall Street Journal ""Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama"" -- Boston Globe ""An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle."" -- New York Times ""Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy."" -- Washington Post"
Author Information
James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Manhunt and its sequel, Bloody Crimes.
