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Bloody Crimes [Audio CD]

内容简介

OnthemorningofApril2,1865,JeffersonDavis,presidentoftheConfederacy,receivedatelegramfromGeneralRobertE.Lee.Thereisnomoretime—theYankeesarecoming,itwarned.Shortlybeforemidnight,Davisfledthecapital,settingoffanintenseandthrillingchaseinwhichUnioncavalryhuntedtheConfederatepresident.Twoweekslater,PresidentLincolnwasassassinated,andthenationwasconvincedthatDaviswasinvolvedintheconspiracythatledtothecrime.TotheUnion,Daviswasnolongermerelyatraitor.Hebecameamurderer,awantedmanwithaone-hundred-thousand-dollarbountyonhishead.Daviswashunteddownandplacedincaptivity,thebeginningofanintenseanddramaticodysseythatwouldtransformhimintoamartyroftheSouth'sLostCause.Meanwhile,Lincoln'sfinaljourneybeganwhensoldiersplacedhiscorpseaboardaspecialtrainthatwouldcarrythefallenpresidentthroughthelargestandmostmagnificentfuneralpageantinAmericanhistory.ThesagathatbeganwithManhuntcontinueswiththesuspensefulandelectrifyingBloodyCrimes.JamesSwansonmasterfullyweavestogetherthestoriesoftwofallenleadersastheymadetheirlastexpeditionsthroughthebloodylandscapeofawoundednation.

作者简介

JamesSwansonistheEdgarAward-winningauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerManhunt:The12-DayChaseforLincoln’sKiller.BornonLincoln’sbirthday,hehasstudiedandcollectedbooks,documents,photographs,art,andartifactsfromAbrahamLincoln’slife—anddeath—sincehewastenyearsold.

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