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Description edit
James L. Swanson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer . He is an attorney who has written about history, the Constitution, popular culture, and other subjects for a variety of publications, including the Wall Street Journal , ... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Jefferson Davis: Add a description of this character.
- Mary Lincoln
- Edwin Stanton
- Robert E. Lee
- Willie
- George Francis
- Petersen
- George Harrington
- Townsend
- Abraham Lincoln
- Pritchard
- Burton Harrison
- Mallory
- Johnston
- Ellsworth
- Parker
- John Wilkes Booth
- John Reagan
- Porter
- Dr. Leale
- Benjamin Brown
- Dix
- Breckinridge
- Beauvoir
- Edwin M. Stanton
- Andrew Johnson
- Grant
- Jackson
- John Taylor Wood
- Lamon
- Dr. Gurley
- Knox
- Wilson
Setting & Locations edit
- Washington
- Richmond
- White House
- Varina
- Springfield
- Virginia
- Illinois
- United States
- Charlotte
- Mississippi River
- Georgia
- East Room
- New York City
- Greensboro
- Chicago
- North Carolina
- Confederate States Of America
- Danville
- D.c.
- Baltimore
- Philadelphia
- Pennsylvania Avenue
- South Carolina
- Texas
- Union
- Macon
- City Point
- Lubbock
- Florida
- U.s. Capitol
- Savannah
- Abbeville
- Appomattox
- Columbus
- Harrisburg
- Mexico
- Atlanta
- Ohio
- Tenth Street
- Albany
- Fort Monroe
- Kentucky
- U.s. Army
- Manhattan
- Buffalo
- Alexandria
First Sentence edit
If you go there today, and walk to the most desolate corner of the cemetery, and then descend the half-hidden, decaying black slate steps, past all the other graves, down toward Rock Creek and the trees, you will find the tomb, now long empty.
Table of Contents edit
List of Illustrations
Introduction
Prologue
1: "Flitting Shadows"
2: "In the Days of Our Youth"
3: "Unconquerable Hearts"
4: "Borne by Loving Hands"
5: "The Body of the President Embalmed!"
6: "We Shall See and Know Our Friends in Heaven"
7: "The Cause is Not Yet Dead"
8: "He is Named for You"
9: "Coffin That Slowly Passes"
10: "By God, You Are the Men We Are Looking For"
11: "Living in a Tomb"
12: "The Shadow of the Confederacy"
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Notes
Index
Series & Lists edit
Authors & Contributors edit
- James L. Swanson (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
ISBN: 9780061233784
Page Count: 480
Publisher: William Morrow
Country: USA
Publication Date: September 28, 2010
ISBN: 9780061233784
Page Count: 480
Awards edit
- Amazon Best of the Month (October 2010, #5)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E477.98 .S93 2010
- Dewey: 973.77092
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Links to Supplemental Material edit
- James L. Swanson: Author's page on the publisher's website.
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