Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B001QGMRZS |
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| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-08-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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"You will see history in a new light as you enjoy the manhunt" according to W. Collins. Chasing Lincoln's Killer is a fast-paced thriller describing the search for John Wilkes Booth. You will find yourself on a chase that takes you from the streets of Washington, D.C. through the swamps of Maryland and on to the forests of Virginia. You will see history in a new light as you enjoy t. George said Best Account of Lincoln's death. This is by far the best account of what transpired throughout the country during and after John Wilkes Booth killed our president. Swanson gives a very detailed experience of this event in United States history. For example, he gives us details of every place Booth traveled to. This gives us the . "It serves as a great entry point for study of the Civil War and/or" according to K. McCarthy. One of the most tragic moment's from our nation's history, it's a must-read for middle grade readers who will be drawn to thrilling scenes of assassins stalking their prey, and later as the tables are turned the assassins becoming the stalked. Most will also appreciate that Swanson doesn't hold b
NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.
In focusing on Booth, the author reveals the depth of divisions in the nation just after the war, the disorder within the government and the challenges ahead. All rights reserved. . Ages 12–up. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. The author gives even the well-known murder scene at Ford's Theatre enough dramatic flourish to make the subject seem fresh. The YA version of Swanson's bestselling Manhunt, this account of Lincoln's assassination and the 12-day search for his killer reads like a historical thriller, no matter that the narrative jumps among its locations and characters. (Feb.)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Seward, and Booth talks his way past a gua