W. R. (NYbooks) reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 100 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
* * * * *. History. So you know who did it; this is not a mystery book. It's a thriller. How do you catch an assassin using 19th century tactics? Not easily. Think '24' meets 'The Fugitive'. The pages will fly, which is surprising given how unsurprising the conclusion will be. This is a well researched book that places you right there, right down to the gruesome examinations and analysis of the 19th century doctors. Highly recommended.
Patricia C. reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greates manhung in Amercian history. This is the gripping account of the wild twelve day chase of John Wilkes Booth, told through the eyes of the Union calalry, detectives, and the hunted.
Helpful Score: 1
This is a story that everyone knows, but they don't know the details. This book provides all those details of the crime, and the hunt for the assassin. It tells of his accomplices and their other victims. It was interesting enough, that I'll probably want to read it again.
A terrific and historical book for the hunt for Lincoln's killer...I read it (400 pages) in one day! A page turner....
Pam S. (pbspam) reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 12 more book reviews
Excellent - I'm not a history buff, but found this especially interesting because of my ancestry research...and the time / locations in which they lived.
Highly recommend; it's encouraged me to look further into the Civil War, as it relates to my family then and now.
Highly recommend; it's encouraged me to look further into the Civil War, as it relates to my family then and now.
Mary H. (maloha) reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 17 more book reviews
Swanson writes a very good book.....This one ranks right up there with the other works on the death of Lincoln.
Joe K. (fozzie78) - , reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 277 more book reviews
This is a great study not only of Lincoln's murder, nut the hunt for his killer. It should be required reading for anyone who wants to know what took place in those days.
Suzanne S. (sslowe) reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 80 more book reviews
With the 150th anniversary of the Civil War upon us and living in Maryland, this was a very timely book. Swanson's writing takes you back to the 19th century, incorporating both the politics and the drama of the period.
Susan S. (beau64) reviewed Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer (P.S.) on + 84 more book reviews
This is the third book on the assassination I have read and am ready for a new subject.
