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Killing Lincoln : the shocking assassination that changed America forever
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.