Manhunt (2006) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Abraham Lincoln: President of the US during the Civil War
• John Wilkes Booth: Murderer of Abraham Lincoln
• Samuel Mudd: The Dr. who attended to Booth's broken ankle
• David Herold: Accomplice of Booth
• Edwin Stanton: Add a description of this character.
• Lewis Powell: Accomplice of Booth
• John Garrett: Owner of the farm where Booth was caught
• Luther Baker
• Thomas Jones
• Doherty
• Davey
• Mary Surratt: Accomplice of Booth
• Seward
• Jett
• Rollins
• Mary Lincoln: Abraham Lincoln's wife
• Conger
• Johnson
• George Atzerodt: Accomplice of Booth
• Dr. Leale
• John Surratt
• Rathbone: Marjor Rathbone was in the theater box with Lincoln when he was shot
• Lucas
• Ruggles
• Robinson
• Stuart
• Petersen
• Lee
• Lovett
• Grant
• Dana
• Weichmann
• George Alfred Townsend
• William

Quotes edit see section history

• “"This is the last speech he will ever give."”

  John Wilkes Booth to Lewis Powell about Lincoln

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• “Sic semper tyrannis,” he thundered. It was the state motto of Virginia—“Thus always to tyrants.” Then Booth shouted, “The South is avenged.”

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• “Fondly do we hope—fervently do we pray—that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away…. With malice toward none; with charity for all; with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in; to bind up the nation’s wounds; to care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan—to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, among ourselves, and with all nations.”

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• The very next day the tyrant, Abraham Lincoln, visited his captive prize and had the audacity to sit behind the desk occupied by the first and last president of the Confederate States of America, Jefferson Davis.

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• Booth asked if she would mind delivering a small package wrapped in newspaper to her destination. Conveniently, Booth had the package with him.

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• Booth and his gang of acolytes—Lewis Powell, David Herold, John H. Surratt Jr., Samuel Arnold, Michael O’Laughlen, and George Atzerodt, plus others lost to history

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• Abraham Lincoln’s entry to Ford’s Theatre at 8:30 P.M. on April 14, 1865, was majestic in its simplicity. He arrived with no entourage, no armed guards, and no announcement to the crowd.

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• “What an excellent chance I had, if I wished, to kill the President on Inauguration day! I was on the stand, as close to him nearly as I am to you.”

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• In his letter to the National Intelligencer, not only did Booth justify the triple assassination, he signed his cocon-spirators’ names to the document:

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• that glimpse of the president, ascending the stairs of the Petersen house, was the last time Americans saw Abraham Lincoln alive.

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• “Anna, come what will. I am resigned,” Mary replied. “I think that J. Wilkes Booth was only an instrument in the hands of the Almighty to punish this proud and licentious people.”

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Washington, D.C.
• Maryland
• Virginia
• Bryantown
• Baltimore
• Richmond, Virginia
• New York City
• White House
• Asia
• United States
• Old Capitol
• Philadelphia
• Pennsylvania Avenue
• Canada
• Montauk
• Alexandria, Virginia
• Montreal
• Boston
• Chicago
• Appomattox
• Charles County
• Winchester, Virginia
• Port Conway
• Gambo Creek
• Piscataway
• Navy Yard Bridge
• Locust Hill
• Potomac River

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Glossary edit see section history

• elan: a feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)
• cynosure: a person or thing that attracts notice, esp because of its brilliance or beauty
• cat's paw: instrument: a person used by another to gain an end
• laconic: crisp: brief and to the point; effectively cut short; "a crisp retort"

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. James L. Swanson (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• Edgar Award (2007: Best Fact Crime)

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 364.1524097309034

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › History › Americas › United States › Civil War
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military › United States Civil War
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States › Civil War
• Books › Nonfiction › Crime & Criminals › Criminology
• Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Specific Groups › Criminals

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