Manhunt: The Twelve-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer - Brossura

Swanson, James L.

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ISBN 10: 0060518502 ISBN 13: 9780060518509

Casa editrice: Mariner Books, 2007

Riassunto

A fascinating and vivid account of the escape of John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln's assassin, takes readers along on the intensive search from the streets of Washington, D.C., through the swamps of Maryland, into the forests of Virginia, and into the lives of the men who pursued him. Reprint. 200,000 first printing.

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Recensione:

“James Swanson has written a terrific narrative . . . a triumphant book.” (Doris Kearns Goodwin)

“Brilliant! Absolutely haunting. . . . This historical book is almost impossible to put down.” (Patricia Cornwell)

“A gripping page-turner . . . Riviting . . . Booth comes across as viscerally real.” (Entertainment Weekly (Grade: A))

“Told expertly . . . Swanson’s moment by moment account of the 12-day chase is compulsively readable.” (Wall Street Journal)

“Extraordinary . . . Brilliant . . . As gripping as any tightly scripted crime drama” (Boston Globe)

“An action-adventure . . . infuse[d] with high drama. . . . A multifaceted chronicle.” (New York Times)

“Vividly readable example of the you-are-there genre . . . managed with ‘CSI’ immediacy.” (Washington Post)

L'autore:

James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Manhunt and its sequel, Bloody Crimes.

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• Editore: Mariner Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0060518502
• ISBN 13: 9780060518509
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 444