Bloody crimes : the chase for Jefferson Davis and the death pageant for Lincoln's corpse
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Adult Nonfiction (Large Print) - South Wing Main Floor
LP 973.7709 Sw247
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LP 973.7709 Sw247
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Large Print
Physical Desc
xvii, 682 pages (large print) : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 610-682) and index.
Description
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis boarded a train from Richmond and fled the capital, setting off an intense chase as Union cavalry hunted the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy. To the Union, Davis was no longer merely a traitor, but a murderer. Lincoln's murder, autopsy, and White House funeral transfixed the nation. Millions watched the funeral train roll by on its way to Illinois, in the largest and most magnificent funeral pageant in American history. Meanwhile, Davis was hunted down and placed in captivity, the beginning of an intense and dramatic odyssey that would transform him into a martyr of the South's Lost Cause.--From publisher description.
Subjects
LC Subjects
Davis, Jefferson, -- 1808-1889 -- Captivity, 1865-1867.
Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies.
Large print books.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.
Political prisoners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies.
Large print books.
Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.
Political prisoners -- United States -- Case studies.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Swanson, J. L. (2010). Bloody crimes: the chase for Jefferson Davis and the death pageant for Lincoln's corpse (First Harper Luxe edition.). HarperLuxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L., 1959-. 2010. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse. HarperLuxe.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L., 1959-. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse HarperLuxe, 2010.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Swanson, James L. Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse First Harper Luxe edition., HarperLuxe, 2010.
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