Manhunt
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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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James L. Swanson (1959-2025) is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, which won an Edgar Award and was adapted into an acclaimed Apple TV+ series. His other books include Bloody Crimes: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Chase for Jefferson Davis. Swanson served on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign and was a member of the advisory committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Prologue
- Chapter One - "I Had This Strange Dream Again Last Night"
- Chapter Two - "I Have Done It"
- Chapter Three - "His Sacred Blood"
- Chapter Four - "We Have Assassinated the President"
- Chapter Five - "Find the Murderers"
- Chapter Six - "That Vile Rabble of Human Bloodhounds"
- Chapter Seven - "Hunted Like a Dog"
- Chapter Eight - "I Have Some Little Pride"
- Chapter Nine - "Useless, Useless"
- Chapter Ten - "So Runs the World Away"
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index
- acknowledgments
- P. S. Insights, Interviews & More .
- About the Author
- Meet James L. Swanson
- About the book
- The Chase: A Timeline
- A Conversation with James L. Swanson
- John Wilkes Booth's Diary
- Photographs and Illustrations
- Read (and listen) on
- James L. Swanson on His Next Book
- Discussing Manhunt
- Have You Read? More by James L. Swanson
- Have You Heard?
- About the Author
- A Note to the Reader
- "I CHALLENGE ANYONE TO BEGIN THE CHASE AND NOT BECOME COMPLETELY ENGROSSED."
- Copyright
- About the Publisher
