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An interview with James L. Swanson, writer of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer.
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history, the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on the wild 12-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and in to the forests of Virginia, as the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sadness.At the center of the story is John Wilkes Booth, America's notorious villain. A Confederate sympathizer and an associate of a celebrated acting family, Booth threw away his fame and wealth for an opportunity to avenge the South's defeat. For nearly two weeks, he confounded the manhunters, slipping away from their every move and denying them the justice they sought.Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, Manhunt is a fully documented work, but it is also a fascinating tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal. A gripping hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters, this is history as you've never read it before.
