A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before. For almost two weeks, he confounded the manhunters, slipping away from their every move and denying them the justice they sought.īased on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. Publication date 2006 Topics Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865, Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865, Fugitives from justice, Assassination, Criminal investigation. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat.

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 and sadness.Īt the very center of this story is John Wilkes Booth, America's notorious villain. The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history-the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. Swanson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincolns Killer.

conspirator, fled from the Seward residence and accompanied Booth throughout the manhunt. Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (20) the fiancee of Major Henry Rathbone- in later years Major murdered his wife and then was commited into an insane asylum.

Manhunt by James L. Swanson