Chasing Lincoln's Killer
When actor John Wilkes Booth raced from Ford's Theatre after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, he began a mad flight that lasted 12 days. James Swanson's Chasing Lincoln's Killer recapitulates the exciting chase through small towns and swamps by drawing on letters, manuscripts, trial...
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When actor John Wilkes Booth raced from Ford's Theatre after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, he began a mad flight that lasted 12 days. James Swanson's Chasing Lincoln's Killer recapitulates the exciting chase through small towns and swamps by drawing on letters, manuscripts, trial transcripts, government reports, and contemporary newspaper interviews. This juvenile nonfiction hardcover displays history as it should be seen: up close and personal.
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Format: audiobook
ISBN:
9781607759874 (160775987X)
Publish date: February 1st 2009
Publisher: Findaway World
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Childrens,
Teen,
Non Fiction,
Biography,
History,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Mystery,
American History,
Crime,
Military History,
Civil War
Well written overview of time surrounding Lincoln's assassination for the young adult reader. Explanations of terms and ideas are given, information is repeated in an intelligent way, all to help the reader follow and understand timeline and motivations of the participants.
I thought this book was good for the genre (juvenile/ya). However, listening to it as an adult, I found it to be very simplistic. I also wonder how much information was added for "dramatic" flare. However, it was an easy listen that I whipped out while working on other things and didn't require alot...
Summary: The YA edition of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer describes the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, the assassination, and for the most part, the hunt to capture John Wilkes Booth and his gang of co-conspirators.Verdict: A short, exciting read.Yay!: A great entry in the category of...
This book, I believe is a pared down and (judging by the author's notes in the back) slightly reworded version of Swanson's novel Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. I bought this version via Scholatic Book Clubs (yay for working in a school), and found it to be thoroughly engaging. Th...
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