Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial And Execution - Hardcover

Swanson, James L.; Weinberg, Daniel R.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061237612 ISBN 13: 9780061237614

Publisher: William Morrow & Co, 2006

Synopsis

An oversized, lavishly illustrated volume for history buffs traces the 1865 military trial of eight people accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln and other high officials. By the author of Manhunt. 50,000 first printing.

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Review

"[A] fascinating book." -- New York Times Book Review

"[A] fascinating book."--New York Times Book Review

"Even the most serious Civil War devotee can expect to find something new here."--Chicago Tribune

[A] fascinating book. --New York Times Book Review"

Even the most serious Civil War devotee can expect to find something new here. --Chicago Tribune"

About the Author

James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Manhunt and its sequel, Bloody Crimes.

Daniel R. Weinberg has been the owner since 1971 of the Abraham Lincoln Book Shop in Chicago, which for the past sixty years has bought, sold, authenticated, and appraised original autographs, books, photographs, artwork, and ephemera related to Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and American history. Besides being an advisor to the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, Weinberg is a director of the Lincoln Forum, the Abraham Lincoln Association, and the Manuscript Society. He is on the executive board of the Professional Autograph Dealers Association and is a past president of the Civil War Round Table. He has helped build some of the major collections in the United States and gives lectures to numerous historical groups.

Edition details

• Publisher: William Morrow & Co
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0061237612
• ISBN 13: 9780061237614
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 152