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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New York :
Naval Institute Press,
2011.
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Table of 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.