The death of Lincoln : the story of Booth's plot, his deed and the penalty

Book cover
pt. 1. The plot -- pt. 2. The deed -- pt. 3. The penalty -- Appendices. Feeling against Lincoln -- Booth in Canada -- Confederate complicity -- The Leenea letters -- Dr. Mudd's statement -- Rockville lecture of John H. Surratt -- The possibility of capture -- John Y. Beall -- Lincoln's last journey -- Lincoln's last speech -- Lincoln's forebodings of a tragic death -- Lincoln and the Negro messenger -- Dana and Thompson -- Mr. George Ashmum -- "Our American cousin" -- Atzerodt's statement -- The trial of John Surratt -- Major Rathbone's statement -- Harry Hawk's account -- Affidavit of Miss Harris -- Booth in Boston -- Letter of William T. Clark -- Dispatches of the night -- Statement of Mr. Field, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury -- Southern horror of Booth's deed -- The awards -- Trial attendance -- Spangler's statement -- Mrs. Surratt and John Nothey -- John P. Brophy -- The Holt-Johnson controversy -- Johnson's order for the execution of Payne, Atzerodt, Herold, and Mrs. Surratt -- Johnson's remark about "The nest that hatched the egg" -- Johnson's denial of habeas corpus writ to Mrs. Surratt Monaghan, J. Lincoln bibliography Oakleaf, J. Lincoln bibliography Book, cloth; frontispiece 18
add to favoritesadd

Users who have this book

Users who want this book

What readers are saying

What do you think? Write your own comment on this book!

write a comment

What do you think? Write your own comment on this book

Info about the book

Series:

Unknown

ISBN:

0252069676

Rating:

3/5 (2)

Your rating:

0/5

Languge:

English

Do you want to exchange books? It’s EASY!

Get registered and find other users who want to give their favourite books to good hands!