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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Kill
Product Type: eBooks
Product Price: $12.99
Manufacturer: HarperCollins e-books
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The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history -- the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. 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.
At the very center of this story is John Wilkes Booth, America's notorious villain. 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. For almost two weeks, he confounded the manhunters, slipping away from their every move and denying them the justice they sought.
Based 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. 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.
The Greatest Manhunt in American History
For 12 days after his brazen assassination of Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth was at large, and in Manhunt, historian James L. Swanson tells the vivid, fully documented tale of his escape and the wild, massive pursuit. Get a taste of the daily drama from this timeline of the desperate search.
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Reviews
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-07-26
Summary: ""I have no desire to outlive my country"--John Wilkes Booth"
This review is on the abridged audio version of "Manhunt" read by Richard Thomas. Actually, "Manhunt" is an excellent book to listen to on audio CD because it is told in an exciting, story-telling fashion. It is not, as another reviewer noted, a scholarly, historical examination. That is not to say that it is not well-researched. James L. Swanson immersed himself in contemporary documents and other materials in writing the story. One intriguing source he used, for example, was the writings of John Wilkes Booth's sister that described the assassin's childhood aspirations. I looked forward to listening to each disc and, in many instances, was captivated with what will happen next even though I knew, ultimately, the fate of the two fugitives. I had not studied Booth's escape in detail to know how far he got and who helped him so a lot of the information was new to me. The story-telling style of the book does lend itself to some narrative license. The thoughts and personal intentions are described which can often get historians into trouble (how does an author know what someone's thoughts were at the time?), but such liberties are not taken too often.
The book focuses on John Wilkes Booth and David Herold's escape south after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the efforts to find and capture them. Also covered are the conspiracy preparations, the assassination itself, the capture and fate of the other conspirators and, briefly, the executions of the convicted conspirators. There was not as much detail on the executions as I expected but, since the book is on the manhunt, that is understandable. The last two tracks on the final disc offer an interview with author Swanson. He discusses how he became interested in the Lincoln assassination, the artifacts from that event he hopes will surface, and the intriguing characters he studied in his research. The most interesting part of the interview was a description on the historical sites that can be visited including the modernized Ford's Theatre, Petersen house, Mary Surratt's boarding house, and, in Maryland, Mary Surratt's country tavern and Dr. Mudd's house.
For a couple of reasons, I am giving this audiobook 4 stars rather than five. First, there is a lot of flowery language that seemed a bit much. Other reviewers have mentioned the word "Judas" labeling those who betrayed Booth. Even David Herold "denied him thrice." Other instances made me roll my eyes. For example, the people in Lincoln's box after the gun fired "remained perfectly still as though posed in the studio for one of Alexander Gardner's wet-plate Albumen photographs that required a motionless exposure of several seconds." Well, I guess that quote gave a sense of the time, but it is a bit wordy and embellished. Another example is on disc 2, track 2: "Like Lot's wife who paused and turned and dared to look upon the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Booth could see the sleeping city from which he fled." Then on disc 5, track 5: "Booth's mind surrendered to fatigue and roamed freely through the landscape of his dreams where no man could follow him." Richard Thomas (The Walton's John Boy) read the latter quote so gushingly it actually made me laugh.
Secondly, I found a couple errors in the dates used. The execution day was first dated as July 17 and soon after was dated as July 7 which left me quite confused (disc 7, track 4). The latter date was correct but the two dates were read so close to each other it is puzzling the mistake was not caught--if even by Thomas as he was doing the reading. A telegram Secretary of War Stanton sent to General Grant regarding Lincoln being shot was dated 12:00 p.m. on April 14 (disc 2, track 7). Of course, this date makes no sense as, at that time, Lincoln had not been shot yet. If the telegram was misdated (i.e. it should have been 12:00 a.m. on April 15), which is understandable considering the stress Stanton was under at the time, it should have been noted. Also, Booth's journal entry written on the run is read twice for some reason. Otherwise, this audiobook is a keeper and I highly recommend it. The book includes 7 discs with 7-8 long tracks each. I prefer shorter tracks, but a portion of the first line on each track is printed on the discs which helps in trying to find information.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-21
Summary: "Loved this book"
If you're a Civil War buff, this book is a must. The author has successfully combined good writing and good scholarship (a rare skill in itself), along with an incredible amount of fascinating detail, and has come up with a book that's not only great history but a great read. I loved it, learned a lot, loaned it, lost it, and promptly got myself another copy. It's that good.
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-21
Summary: "John Wilkes Booth's 12 Days on the Lam"
There is no doubt in my mind: this is truly a fascinating book, a page turner. After a Prologue and two chapters which summarize first the shooting of President Abraham Lincoln and then the life of his assassin, John Wilkes Booth, author James L. Swanson spends the next eight chapters describing the death of Lincoln and the escape of Booth and his companion, David Herold. We follow the two as they individually sneak out of Washington, D.C. and meet up in rural Maryland during the night of April 14-15, 1865.
Booth and Herold arrive at the rural house of Samuel Mudd, a farmer-medical doctor and acquaintance of Booth from the days when Booth was planning to kidnap Lincoln and take him to the Confederate capital in Richmond. At about 4 AM on April 15, Dr. Mudd is awakened and administers to Booth's broken bone in his leg and allows the two to sleep in his home. After learning that Booth is wanted for murdering the president (Booth apparently hid this from him), the doctor orders the two to leave (they spent about 15 hours at his place), but he does NOT report them to authorities, a decision that will eventually cause him to be arrested and imprisoned though not hanged.
Later Booth and Herold are hidden and fed by Confederate sympathizer Thomas Jones. Instead of quickly removing themselves southward, the wanted men spend four or five days in a Maryland pine thicket before crosing the Potomac into Virginia -- some nine days after the assassination. Later, with assistance they cross the Rappahannock and head deeper into Virginia. But once again they linger probably longer than they should have at the Garrett farm, near Port Royal, and during the interval one William Jett leads Union soldiers to their hiding place (Garrett's tobacco barn) which is then set afire by the soldiers. Herold surrenders, but Booth chooses to stay inside the burning barn. Soldier Boston Corbett shoots Booth in the neck and spinal column, and the presidential assassin expires but not before uttering these words: "Tell mother I died for my country."
If the Lincoln assasination interests you, get a copy of this book and read it. Even if you are not all that interested in this event, the book will probably keep you interested, for it is very well crafted. One test of how good a book is might be whether it stimulates a person to want to read more on the subject. MANHUNT certainly passes the test for me. I definitely want to find out more about Booth, Dr. Mudd, the Surratts, Edwin Stanton, plus I want to check the Surratt Society's publications.
Two very minor quibbles based on previous reading: on page 2 Swanson calls Booth "the celebrated actor." Well, perhaps, but I learned from reading James Hall that Booth had not acted much for a year prior to the assassination; he was concentrating on his oil interests and anti-Lincoln activities. Also, Hall and Michael Maione provide a much clearer explanation than Swanson (on page 28) about why Booth wanted Secretary of State Seward dead: only the secretary of state could set up procedures for a new election in case both president and vice-president were no longer alive. (Don't forget: Booth had assigned one of his conspirators to kill VP Andrew Johnson, but the guy didn't do it; and Seward was nearly killed by another conspirator.)
As I finished the book, I kept wondering about Booth's dallying, his not getting farther south faster. Yes, I realize his leg was probably killing him, but I wondered if he wanted (perhaps subconsciously) to be caught. Notice I said wondered; I don't have an answer. Does anyone? I also wonder why Mary Surratt, but not Mudd or Jones, was hanged. More reading to do.
Strongly recommended.
Tim Koerner July 2010
Rating: 5 / 5
Date: 2010-07-13
Summary: "What a great read!"
This book has everything you would want in a historical account of Civil War times. The author puts you in the shoes of John Wilkes Booth and you get a view of history from Booth, his accomplices, the couple who shared the balcony box with Lincoln, and many more. This is a book you will have a difficult time putting down to do other things. The book is authentic with pictures and documents, yet it transports you to Civil War times and lets you be a part of the action.
Rating: 4 / 5
Date: 2010-07-05
Summary: "Manhunt: The 12 Day Chase"
As I know my history, President Lincoln was shot dead by John Wilkes Booth and the police shot and killed Booth as he fell from the balcony of the theater below ,to escape. But the author has taken another twist in the story , with Booth escaping the police with a broken leg. He was on the run for 12 days and the author documents statements and also Wilkes diary to this fact . Excellent reading . Michael Tsapazis author of "Zion and the Magic Sword"