Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

The Truth Is Stranger than Fiction

I never really knew the story of Lincoln's assassination until reading this book. It is so much more complex -- and compelling -- than I had ever imagined. This particular book focuses on the assassination and the 12-day chase that followed. Any text that appears in quotation marks is from an original source: a journal, a newspaper, a courtroom document, a firsthand testimony. This unique aspect makes for an even better read. This is NOT historical fiction. It is a non-fiction account that is written so well that it reads like fiction. I wish all books could be this enjoyable.

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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
    by James L. Swanson
    ISBN: 0060518499 (Hardcover)