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"Combining impeccable historical research with page-turning narration, here is the first book devoted solely to the 12 dramatic days between the murder of President Abraham Lincoln and the capture and death of his killer--one of the greatest untold stories in American history From April 14th to the 26th, 1865, the hunt for John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices transfixed a nation reeling from the horrors of the newly ended civil war. Manhunt vividly recreates the dramatic days of the hunt--an intensive search that moves from the streets of Washington, D.C., through the swamps of Maryland and into the forests of Virginia. James Swanson hews sharp portraits of the figures involved, including the imperious and fearsome Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton--dubbed by Lincoln as ""Mars, God of War"" who took control of the government and the search--and John Wilkes Booth, the talented yet vain member of a celebrated acting family who sacrificed respect and wealth for an assassin's immortality. Here, too, are the deadly gang of acolytes with whom he conspired. An hour-by-hour eye-witness account, Manhunt is a fascinating true tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal as riveting as any bestselling thriller."

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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. 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. Swanson was born on Lincoln's birthday. Jonathan Davis has received widespread critical acclaim for his narration in a variety of genres. He has won the prestigious Audie Award for Best Narration in 2009, 2011, and 2012, as well as being a finalist for an Audie in 2007, 2013, and three times in 2014. He has also garnered accolades from Publishers Weekly, USA Today, and AudioFile magazine.

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