Bloody crimes : the chase for Jefferson Davis and the death pageant for Lincoln's corpse
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Published
New York : William Morrow/HarperCollins, [2010].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Status
John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Nonfiction
973.77092 SWA
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973.77092 SWA
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LC Subjects
Case studies.
Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889 -- Captivity, 1865-1867.
Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.
Political prisoners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889 -- Captivity, 1865-1867.
Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.
Political prisoners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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Published
New York : William Morrow/HarperCollins, [2010].
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xiv, 464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
"New York Times"-bestselling author of "Manhunt" returns to the Civil War era to tell the epic story of the search for Jefferson Davis and the eventful funeral procession for assassinated president Abraham Lincoln.
Description
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis boarded a train from Richmond and fled the capital, setting off an intense chase as Union cavalry hunted the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy. To the Union, Davis was no longer merely a traitor, but a murderer. Lincoln's murder, autopsy, and White House funeral transfixed the nation. Millions watched the funeral train roll by on its way to Illinois, in the largest and most magnificent funeral pageant in American history. Meanwhile, Davis was hunted down and placed in captivity, the beginning of an intense and dramatic odyssey that would transform him into a martyr of the South's Lost Cause.--From publisher description.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Swanson, J. L. (2010). Bloody crimes: the chase for Jefferson Davis and the death pageant for Lincoln's corpse (First edition.). William Morrow/HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L., 1959-. 2010. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse. William Morrow/HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L., 1959-. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse First edition., William Morrow/HarperCollins, 2010.
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