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James L. Swanson
James L. Swanson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. He is an attorney who has written about history, the Constitution, popular culture, and other subjects for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, American... show more

James L. Swanson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. He is an attorney who has written about history, the Constitution, popular culture, and other subjects for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal, American Heritage, Smithsonian, and the Los Angeles Times. Mr. Swanson serves on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign and is a member of the advisory committee of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.
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James L. Swanson's Books
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson Chasing Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution - James L. Swanson, Daniel R. Weinberg, Daniel Weinberg Bloody Crimes - James L. Swanson "The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy - James L. Swanson, Will Patton Superstition Mountain: A Ride Through Ti... Superstition Mountain: A Ride Through Time - Tom Kollenborn, James L. Swanson End of Days: The Assassination of President Kennedy - James L. Swanson First Amendment Law Handbook, 1991 - James L. Swanson World Geography: A Physical and Cultural... World Geography: A Physical and Cultural Approach (Teacher's Manual) - Richard G. Boehm, James L. Swanson Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend... Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend - Karen Essex, James L. Swanson, Bettie Page Cato Supreme Court Review, 2002-2003 - James L. Swanson Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis - James L. Swanson Chasing Lincoln’s Killer and Bloody Time... Chasing Lincoln’s Killer and Bloody Times: The Funeral for Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis (2 Book Set) - James L. Swanson Chasing Lincoln's KIller - James L. Swanson Stuff That Dreams Are Made of - James L. Swanson Cato Supreme Court Review, 2001-2002 - James L. Swanson
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"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy - James L. Swanson, Will Patton
Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend... Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend - Karen Essex, James L. Swanson, Bettie Page
Chasing Lincoln's KIller - James L. Swanson
Bloody Crimes CD: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse - James L. Swanson, Richard Thomas, Richard Thomas
End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy - James L. Swanson
"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy - Audio - James L. Swanson
Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse - James L. Swanson
Chasing Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson
Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase For Abraham Lincoln's Killer - James L. Swanson
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La Mala *the mean girl*
La Mala *the mean girl* rated it 10 years ago
text Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend
Ayer, en vez de seguir resumiendo y estudiando me puse a ver "Bettie Page Reveals All", la primera vez que escucho la historia de la insuperable pin-up no habrá ninguna igual, no habra ninguna desde su propio punto de vista, sus propios recuerdos. Y wow *aúlla como lobo de dibujito animado y se gol...
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Degrees of Affection
Degrees of Affection rated it 10 years ago
text Chasing Lincoln's Killer [Audiobook] - Great YA read
Yes! After being disappointed by the WWI audiobook I listened to, I decided to try and diminish my insane eBook wishlist. I took out a few clay pigeons with one bullet (thank you Murder by Death for that new phrase) as it is also the YA version of Manhunt, which has been sitting beside me for the be...
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msleighm books
msleighm books rated it 11 years ago
text Chasing Lincoln's Killer
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.
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Lisa (Harmony)
Lisa (Harmony) rated it 11 years ago
text Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.)
The author James L. Swanson isn't a historian but a journalist. He has been however, as he put it, "obsessed" with Abraham Lincoln since childhood and a collector of memorabilia regarding the assassination and someone who had read exhaustively on the subject even before he began formally researching...
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Chris' Fish Place
Chris' Fish Place rated it 12 years ago
text Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
So if you think, you know everything about the Lincoln killing, you don't.Read this book. It is written like a movie. After you read it, go to Ford's.
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