Document Type
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BL
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Record Number
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967473
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b721843
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Main Entry
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Swanson, James L.,1959-
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Title & Author
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Manhunt : : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer /\ James L. Swanson.
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Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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Publication Statement
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New York :: William Morrow,, ©2006.
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Page. NO
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448 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0060518499
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: 0060518502
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: 9780060518493
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: 9780060518509
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 397-438) and index.
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Contents
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"I had this strange dream again last night" -- "I have done it" -- "His sacred blood" -- "We have assassinated the President" -- "Find the murderers" -- "That vile rabble of human bloodhounds" -- "Hunted like a dog" -- "I have some little pride" -- "Useless, useless" -- "So runs the world away."
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Abstract
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The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, John Wilkes Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, this book is a fully documented work, but it is also a tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal, an hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters.--From publisher description.
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Subject
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Booth, John Wilkes,1838-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Assassination.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Assassination.
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Booth, John Wilkes,1838-1865.
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Booth, John Wilkes,1838-1865
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Booth, John Wilkes,1838-1865.
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865
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Lincoln, Abraham,1809-1865-- Assassination.
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Subject
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Assassination-- Investigation-- United States, Case studies.
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Criminal investigation-- United States, Case studies.
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Fugitives from justice-- United States, Case studies.
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Subject
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Assassination, Case studies.
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Assassination-- Investigation-- United States.
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Assassination-- Investigation.
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Assassination.
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Criminal investigation-- United States, Case studies.
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Criminal investigation-- United States.
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Criminal investigation.
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Criminals-- United States, Case studies.
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Fugitives from justice.
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Subject
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United States.
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Dewey Classification
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364.152/4/0973/09034
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LC Classification
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E457.5.S993 2006
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NLM classification
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364.1524 S972m
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