Chasing Lincoln's Killer

James L. Swanson

Sept 2012 · Sold by Scholastic Inc.

About this eBook

NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.

Ratings and reviews

This book is very detailed and accurate. All of my grade was assigned to read this book because it reveiws every unit.The amount of information the author was able to put in it is amazing!James (the author) covers every point and explains all of the 12 day manhunt of John Wilkes Booth. There are real photographs and a map of where the assassins went!Overall, I recomend this book to anybody who likes Lincoln..........or even if you think he was a tyrant, still read it.

For a young adults book, this is engaging and well written. It is full of historic facts and lots of interesting information on John Wilkes Booth, and the 12 day manhunt after he assassinated President Lincoln. Good read!

Great book I read it and at first thought it was just another boring history book but actually it is really great. :)

About the author

James L. Swanson is the award-winning author of the bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. His other books include Chasing Lincoln's Killer, an adaptation of Manhunt for young adults, and his follow-up, "The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy", which was a finalist for the YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction award. He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C.