The Last Lincoln Conspirator : John Surratt's Flight from the Gallows.
Despite all that has been written about the April 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the story of John Surratt--the only conspirator who got away--remains untold and largely unknown. The capture and shooting of John Wilkes Booth twelve days after he shot Lincoln is a well-known and wel...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Naval Institute Press,
2011.
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| Summary: | Despite all that has been written about the April 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the story of John Surratt--the only conspirator who got away--remains untold and largely unknown. The capture and shooting of John Wilkes Booth twelve days after he shot Lincoln is a well-known and well-covered story. The fate of the eight other accomplices of Booth has also been widely written about. Four, including Surratt's mother, Mary, were convicted and hanged, and four were jailed. John Surratt alone managed to evade capture for twenty months and escape punishment once he was put on trial. I. |
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| Item Description: | Contents; Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. "On the honor of a lady "; 2. "Flight is the criminal's inarticulate confession"; 3. "Such a wretch ought not to escape "; 4. "The escape of Watson savors of a prodigy "; 5. "I believe your name is Surratt "; 6. "Seduced by the instigation of the devil "; 7. "A new trial will doubtless follow "; 8. "President Johnson was a drunkard "; 9. "A verdict of acquittal"; 10. "Free as an innocent child "; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (329 pages) |
| ISBN: | 9781612510095 1612510094 1283049619 9781283049610 |
| Source of Description, Etc. Note: | Print version record. |