内容简介
ThemurderofAbrahamLincolnsetoffthegreatestmanhuntinAmericanhistory.FromApril14toApril26,1865,theassassin,JohnWilkesBooth,ledUnioncavalryanddetectivesonawildtwelve-daychasethroughthestreetsofWashington,D.C.,acrosstheswampsofMaryland,andintotheforestsofVirginia,whilethenation,stillreelingfromthejust-endedCivilWar,watchedinhorrorandsadness.JamesL.Swanson'sManhuntisafascinatingtaleofmurder,intrigue,andbetrayal.Agrippinghour-by-houraccounttoldthroughtheeyesofthehuntedandthehunters,thisishistoryasyou'veneverreaditbefore.
作者简介
JamesL.SwansonistheauthoroftheNewYorkTimesbestsellerManhunt:The12-DayChaseforLincoln'sKiller.Heisanattorneywhohaswrittenabouthistory,theConstitution,popularculture,andothersubjectsforavarietyofpublications,includingtheWallStreetJournal,AmericanHeritage,Smithsonian,andtheLosAngelesTimes.Mr.SwansonservesontheadvisorycounciloftheFord'sTheatreAbrahamLincolnBicentennialCampaignandisamemberoftheadvisorycommitteeoftheAbrahamLincolnBicentennialCommission.