The darkest dawn : Lincoln, Booth, and the great American tragedy

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Label

The darkest dawn : Lincoln, Booth, and the great American tragedy

Title remainder

Lincoln, Booth, and the great American tragedy

Statement of responsibility

Thomas Goodrich

Creator

• Goodrich, Th

Subject

• Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
• Lincoln, Abraham
• Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
• Booth, John W
• Mord
• Verenigde Staten
• Moorden

Language

eng

Summary

"It was one of the most tragic events in American history: the famous president, beloved by many, reviled by some, murdered while viewing a play at Ford's Theater in Washington. The frantic search for the perpetrators. The nation in mourning. The solemn funeral train. The conspirators brought to justice. Coming just days before the surrender of the Confederate Army at Appomattox, the assassination of Abraham Lincoln has become etched in the national consciousness like few other events. The president who had steered the nation through its bloodiest crisis is cut down before the end, just as it appears that the bloodshed has ended."--Jacket

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

973.7/092

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

E457.5

LC item number

.G66 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography