Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution, An Illustrated History

WEINBERG, Daniel R., SWANSON James L.

ISBN 10: 1892041421 / ISBN 13: 9781892041425

Published by Arena Editions, Santa Fe, New Mexico, 2001

About this Item

First edition, first and only printing. Hardcover. Paper-covered boards with title stamped in gilt on front cover and spine, with photographically illustrated dust jacket. Preface by Daniel R. Weinberg and James L. Swanson. Introduction by James L. Swanson. Texts by Daniel R. Weinberg and James L. Swanson. Includes a selected bibliography. 152 pp. with numerous four-color and duotone plates (with captions). 12 x 9-3/4 inches. Out of print. New in New dust jacket. From the publisher: "On April 14, 1865, the president of the United States went to the theater. Five days earlier Lee had surrendered to Grant. The Civil War was over and the North held a jubilee. On that night John Wilkes Booth assassinated Lincoln, and soon the murderer was hunted down and killed by federal troops. But the story of the Lincoln assassination does not end with his state funeral and the death of his killer. Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution resurrects these events by presenting an unprecedented visual record of more than 200 contemporary photographs, documents, prints, woodcuts, newspapers, pamphlets, books, and artifacts, many hitherto unpublished. Highlights include original albumen prints, cartes de visite, stereo cards, reward posters for the conspirators, the trial transcripts, the manuscript order for execution, and the seminal series of photographs by famed Civil War photographer Alexander Gardner of the conspirators in prison and during their execution. A unique work, the book will appeal to anyone interested in American history, Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, law, crime, assassination, nineteenth-century photographic portraiture, and the history of American photojournalism.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution, An Illustrated History
• Publisher: Arena Editions, Santa Fe, New Mexico
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1892041421
• ISBN 13: 9781892041425
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: New
• Dust Jacket Condition: New

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Synopsis

Presents more than three hundred portraits, artifacts, photographs, prints, letters, and other visual records to document the fates of the eight persons accused of conspiracy to assassinate President Lincoln.

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"