James L. Swanson

Manhunt (eBook, ePUB)

The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

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Produktbeschreibung

The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off one of the greatest manhunts in American history - the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. James Swanson's Manhunt describes the hour-by-hour details of the twelve days after Abraham Lincoln's assassination as authorities hunted for his killer.

Drawing on rare archival materials and trial transcripts, Swanson tells the story through the eyes of both hunter and hunted, creating a page-turning adventure that is as riveting as it is real. The first book devoted entirely to the dramatic days between the murder of the president and the capture and death of his killer, Manhunt is a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal.

James L. Swanson, an author and attorney, was born on Lincoln's birthday and has studied and collected books, documents, art and artifacts connected with Abraham Lincoln's life and death since he was ten years old. At the Cato Institute, he is a senior fellow in Constitutional studies and editor in chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review. He has written for the Chicago Tribune Sunday Magazine, George, Playboy, American Heritage and other publications, and is the co-author of Lincoln's Assassins, a coffee-table book on the president's assassination.

"Swanson has written a terrific narrative ... that will mesmerize the reader from start to finish just as the actual manhunt mesmerized the entire nation. It is a triumphant book."- Doris Kearns Goodwin

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HarperCollins
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Oktober 2009
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780061803970
• Artikelnr.: 37989493

Autorenporträt

James L. Swanson (1959-2025) is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, which won an Edgar Award and was adapted into an acclaimed Apple TV+ series. His other books include Bloody Crimes: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Chase for Jefferson Davis. Swanson served on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign and was a member of the advisory committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

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"James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book." - Doris Kearns Goodwin

"Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down." - Patricia Cornwell

"A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real." - Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A)

"Told expertly . . . Swanson's moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable." - Wall Street Journal

"Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama" - Boston Globe

"An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle." - New York Times

"Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy." - Washington Post

"This riveting hour-by-hour account of Lincoln's assassination, Booth's escape, and the pursuit that finally ran down and killed him is a truly remarkable narrative. Even those familiar with the story will find fascinating new details here." - James McPherson
"Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama" - Boston Globe
"Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down." - Patricia Cornwell
"A rousing good read . . . a fresh angle . . . Booth's flawed, flamboyant characters pushes the tale along. . . . [Booth is] diabolically fascinating . . . Manhunt is a rattling good read. And it's a surprisingly suspenseful one." - USA Today
"Vividly rendered . . . plenty of drama and tantalizing what-ifs . . . Manhunt makes for a gripping read, all the more so because the events really happened. Even the most knowledgeable reader will feel the suspense of it." - Washington Times
"James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book." - Doris Kearns Goodwin
"Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down." - Patricia Cornwell
"An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle." - New York Times
"Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with 'CSI' immediacy." - Washington Post
"Told expertly . . . Swanson's moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable." - Wall Street Journal
"As gripping a page-turner as anything you'll find on the mystery shelf . . . Riviting . . . Swanson makes the characters in this great American tragedy actually seem human. Even Booth comes across as viscerally real." - Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A)
"A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real." - Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A)