Lincoln's final hours conspiracy, terror, and the assassination of America's greatest president / Kathryn Canavan.

Author/creator Canavan, Kathryn
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2015.
Description233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents The secret about Booth -- Washington City then -- The great illumination -- The making of an assassin -- Plans and dreams -- Nothing exactly according to plan -- Shuffling history -- The turning of the tide -- Looking forward to a memorable evening -- Booth's end game -- 'Tis the wink of an eye -- Thunderstruck -- Their precious burden -- Enough evidence to hang Booth -- Waiting for history -- That's the last of him -- Caught in the American nightmare -- Grief and greed -- The most elaborate funeral in US history -- The manhunt closes in -- Unrivaled honors and an unexpected invoice -- Paltry meanness -- History forgot Tenth Street -- Lincoln would not be the last to die at Ford's -- A place to make him comfortable -- Epilogue: what's past is prologue.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 223-227) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015018012
ISBN9780813166087 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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