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Large print book

Killing Lincoln : the shocking assassination that changed America forever

Call Number

  • LARGE TYPE 973.7 O667 (CEN)

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Edition

Large print ed.

Publication Information

Detroit : Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning, 2011.

Physical Description

547 p. (large print) : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Summary

In the spring of 1865, America's Civil War finally comes to an end, In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington, D.C., John Wilkes Booth - charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist - murders Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues, ending in a fiery shootout and several court-ordered executions. With an unforgettable cast of characters, vivid historical detail, and page-turning action, this is history that reads like a thriller.

Notes

"Unabridged"--T.p. verso.

Originally published: New York : Henry Holt, 2011.

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Added Authors

Martin Dugard