Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.),   ISBN:9780060518509

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I bought this book with the understanding it would be mostly about the actual chase of Booth and his accomplices. I am a historian and know basically ALL the details of the assassination and was disappointed that so much of the beginning of the book was involved with those details. I know why he included it, trust me, I am not saying that he shouldn't.. since this book was written for the general public looking to read interesting history.. not some of the normal *really* boring historical stuff that is churned out. But as I said, I thought it would briefly talk about the killing then go on quickly to the chase.... as it is.. it's a pretty interesting account.

The book reads very fast. It's pretty fascinating BUT... my biggest complaint is Swanson's need to be absolutely disgusting with the morbid details. You can honestly tell he relishes in describing the blood, blood, and more blood. I think if I read the word blood once I read it hundreds of times. Listen, it's not that I can't handle reading it. It is all (supposed) fact. I love slasher movies. I don't mind violence in books or film, but I have to ask.. did Swanson think he had to include all the disgusting details in order to make his book interesting? Let's just say it's not for the faint of heart and I can't help but think the gore is just exploited instead of written in a useful way.

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The book MANHUNT, the 12 Days of Chasing Lincoln's Killers was fasinating. This book opened my eyes as to how the manhunt for John Wilkes Booth took place and how it was ended. This is a must for any Lincoln reader.

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Bought this book for my father and he really enjoyed it- he's a big big history buff, generally the only books he prefers so, his outlook on any book is a very high review.

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Saw this book at the Newsmuseum in DC. This is an excellent reading to any historian and Lincoln buff. Easy reading and hard to put down until the end. Reading this book fits in as a good supplement to Team of Rivals and also stirs interest to those who know the haunts of DC. I've learned a lot of historical facts tha I never heard of before. The price was right from Amazon.com.

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For everything historians know about Lincoln and that history teachers teach us about the President, seldom is said in the classroom about Booth. This book is amazing and really details the chase of Booth. I really enjoyed it and recommend it highly for anyone who is interested in Lincoln.