Manhunt

Description:

*Manhunt* presents an hour-by-hour account of the twelve days in 1865 between President Abraham Lincoln's assassination and the capture and death of his murderer, John Wilkes Booth. It tells the story through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters - and makes clear why Booth refused to be taken alive. Originally published in 2006.

subjects: Nonfiction,  Assassination,  Investigation,  Fugitives from justice,  Case studies,  Criminal investigation,  History,  Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, assassination,  Criminal investigation, united states,  Booth, john wilkes, 1838-1865,  nyt:crime-and-punishment=2015-03-08,  New York Times bestseller,  Presidents

People: Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865),  John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865)

Places: United States

Times: 19th century