Bloody Crimes
- Authors
- Swanson, James L.
- Publisher
- William Morrow
- Tags
- autobiography , biography , history
- ISBN
- 9780061233784
- Date
- 2010-09-28T00:00:00+00:00
- Size
- 1.27 MB
- Lang
- en
In *Bloody Crimes, *James L. Swanson—the Edgar® Award-winning, *New York Times *bestselling author of *Manhunt**—brings to life two epic events of the Civil War era: *the thrilling chase to apprehend Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the wake of the Lincoln assassination and the momentous 20 -day funeral that took Abraham Lincoln’s body home to Springfield. A true tale full of fascinating twists and turns, and lavishly illustrated with dozens of rare historical images—some never before seen—*Bloody Crimes *is a fascinating companion to Swanson’s *Manhunt *and a riveting true-crime thriller that will electrify civil war buffs, general readers, and everyone in between.