Overview

After Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender on April 9 1865 the Civil War finally appeared to be coming to a close. But the nation's joy was about to be cut short by a sinister and sadly successful presidential assassination and one of the largest manhunts in U.S. history. The intertwined story lines tell the fascinating tales of the people who experienced the tragedy firsthand.

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9781491470800

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A highly attractive design featuring crisp photos, colored text boxes and sidebars, and clearly labeled chapters and subsections sets this series apart. . . .the appealing visuals, strong writing, and solid nonfiction features make this of interest to both middle schoolers and struggling high school readers.-- School Library Journal

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Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than one hundred books for young readers. Her book President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind won a 2018 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Silver Award. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.

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