Description |
viii, 224 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-206) and index. |
Contents |
Who was John Wilkes Booth? -- Plots to kidnap -- Plot to assassinate -- The assassination -- The attack on Seward -- Escape -- Flight, pursuit, and death of John Wilkes Booth : the traditional version -- Flight from Washington -- Surrattsville -- Dr. Samuel Mudd -- The swamp -- Re-enter Boyd -- The crossing -- The diary -- Closing in -- The killing at Garrett's Farm -- The body -- Tracking John Wilkes Booth -- The return of the assassin -- Booth's secret families -- The strange case of David E. George -- Analysis. |
Subject |
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
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Assassins -- United States -- Biography.
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Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Biography.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
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ISBN |
9781589798311 hardback alkaline paper |
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1589798317 hardback alkaline paper |
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9781589798328 ebook |
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1589798325 ebook |
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