Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Author:James L. Swanson [Swanson, James L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Lincoln, Criminal investigation, Social Science, Booth, Abraham - Assassination, Assassination, Assassination - Investigation - United States, Criminal investigation - United States, General, United States, Fugitives from justice - United States, Fugitives From Justice, Case Studies, Investigation, John Wilkes, Criminals & Outlaws, Biography & Autobiography, Criminology, Civil War Period (1850-1877), History
ISBN: 9780060518493
Google: XaLJR9ZTXAEC
Amazon: 0060518502
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 2006-02-07T05:00:00+00:00

THOMAS JONES NEVER SAW JOHN WILKES BOOTH OR DAVID Herold—or his boat—again. As soon as the wide waters of the Potomac swallowed all sight and sound of the two men, Jones ascended the steep terrain above the launching point, retrieved his horse by the fence, and rode back to the safety of Huckleberry. The roads were deserted, ensuring no one would be able to testify later to his whereabouts that night. When he got home, he unsaddled his horse, climbed into bed, and took quiet satisfaction in the success of his most spectacular mission. One clever man had just thwarted the will and resources of a nation. For five days and four nights, from the morning of Sunday, April 16, through the evening of Thursday, April 20, while a frustrated, avenging nation scoured the country for Lincoln’s assassin, Jones had concealed, sheltered, and sustained the most hated, wanted man in America. And on that dark Thursday night, while army cavalry and navy gunboats continued the furious search, intent on preventing Booth and his loyal cat’s-paw from crossing the Potomac, Jones launched them on their voyage across the waters to the dark, indistinct shore on the other side. They should be landing in Virginia right about now, thought Jones, as he drifted off to sleep. But while Jones slept more quietly and peacefully than he had in weeks, John Wilkes Booth and David Herold were rowing in the wrong direction!

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