Swanson, James L. Manhunt; the 12-day chase for Lincoln's killer.SWANSON, James L. Manhunt man·hunt n. An organized, extensive search for a person, usually a fugitive criminal. manhunt Noun an organized search, usually by police, for a wanted man or fugitive Noun 1. ; the 12-day chase for Lincoln's killer. Read by Richard Thomas Richard Thomas is the name of:
This is a riveting, detailed, knowledgeable account of the assassination Assassination See also Murder. assassins Fanatical Moslem sect that smoked hashish and murdered Crusaders (11th—12th centuries). [Islamic Hist.: Brewer Note-Book, 52] Brutus conspirator and assassin of Julius Caesar. [Br. of Lincoln and the pursuit of his killer, John Wilkes Booth. Lincoln's assassination was one of three planned for the same hour that April night. Also targeted were William H. Seward
William Henry Seward, Sr. , Secretary of State (the man who purchased Alaska) and Andrew Johnson, the Vice President. Seward and his sons survived a brutal attack and Johnson's attacker backed out. Even in this abridged recording, there is an incredible amount of detail about the manhunters, the coconspirators, the supporters (witting wit·ting adj. 1. Aware or conscious of something. 2. Done intentionally or with premeditation; deliberate. v. Present participle of wit2. n. Chiefly British 1. and unwitting), the landscape, the dwellings, and intimate details about thoughts and feelings--all well documented. The listener will want to know more about the events and seek out the full-length book with its clear notes and illustrations. Thomas' voice is steady and true, occasionally stretching upward in some emotional and exciting scenes, and sometimes lowering to a whisper. Mary Purucker, Beverly Hills PL, Beverly Hills, CA |
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