The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia
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The definitive, illustrated A-to-Z reference by "one of the nation's leading researchers on the Lincoln assassination" ( NPR's Morning Edition).
The first book of its kind, The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide to one of the most dramatic and fascinating events in our nation's history: the murder of the sixteenth president of the United States. Written by Edward Steers, Jr., acclaimed author of Blood on the Moon and one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this thorough, highly readable resource includes:
"In this encyclopedia of Lincoln's assassination, Edward Steers, Jr., the foremost scholar of the assassination, has assembled knowledge of the subject scattered in documents and writings over a period of nearly a century and a half, organized it authoritatively and comprehensively, and written about it clearly." —William Hanchett, author of Out of the Wilderness: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Includes a foreword by James L. Swanson, New York Times- bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
The first book of its kind, The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia is an indispensable guide to one of the most dramatic and fascinating events in our nation's history: the murder of the sixteenth president of the United States. Written by Edward Steers, Jr., acclaimed author of Blood on the Moon and one of the world's leading authorities on the subject, this thorough, highly readable resource includes:
- All the known persons, places, events, and conspiracies connected to the tragedy
- More than 150 period photographs and maps, many never before published
- The truth behind the hoaxes, myths, and legends surrounding the assassination
- A comprehensive narrative and timeline of events, and more
"In this encyclopedia of Lincoln's assassination, Edward Steers, Jr., the foremost scholar of the assassination, has assembled knowledge of the subject scattered in documents and writings over a period of nearly a century and a half, organized it authoritatively and comprehensively, and written about it clearly." —William Hanchett, author of Out of the Wilderness: The Life of Abraham Lincoln
Includes a foreword by James L. Swanson, New York Times- bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer
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James L.Swanson is the Edgar Award winning author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. In 2009 in Newsweek magazine, Patricia Cornwell named Swanson's Manhunt and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood as the two best nonfiction crime books ever. In 2006, Entertainment Weekly magazine named Manhunt one of the ten best books of the year. Swanson has degrees in history from The University of Chicago, where he was a student of John Hope Franklin, and law from the University of California, Los Angeles. He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C., including at the United States Department of Justice. He serves on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Society. His other books include the acclaimed photographic history Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution, as well as Chasing Lincoln's Killer, and adaptations of Manhunt and Bloody Crimes for young readers. In 2014 his title, The President Has Been Shot!: The Assasination of Joh F. Kennedy, made The New York Times Best Seller List. James L. Swanson was born on Lincoln's birthday.
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