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Lincoln's Avengers : Justice, Revenge, and Reunion after the Civil War by Elizabeth D. Leonard (2005, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393326772
ISBN-139780393326772
eBay Product ID (ePID)44188223
Product Key Features
Book TitleLincoln's Avengers : Justice, Revenge, and Reunion after the Civil War
Number of Pages400 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicUnited States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), General
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorElizabeth D. Leonard
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.1 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length0.8 in
Item Width0.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal973.81
SynopsisOn April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was murdered by John Wilkes Booth, and Secretary of State William H. Seward was brutally stabbed. Clearly a conspiracy was afoot. Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt was put in charge of the investigation and trial. He first set out to punish all of Booth's accomplices and then wanted to go after Jefferson Davis, whom he felt had instigated the assassination-despite stern opposition, not least of all from Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Elizabeth D. Leonard tells for the first time the full story of the two assassination trials. She explores the questions that made these trials pivotal in American history: Were they to be used to make the South pay for secession? Were they to be fair trials based on the evidence? Or were they to be points of reconciliation, with the South forgiven at all costs to create a solid union?, On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln was murdered by John Wilkes Booth, and Secretary of State William H. Seward was brutally stabbed. Clearly a conspiracy was afoot. Judge Advocate General Joseph Holt was put in charge of the investigation and trial. He first set out to punish all of Booth's accomplices and then wanted to go after Jefferson Davis, whom he felt had instigated the assassination--despite stern opposition, not least of all from Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Elizabeth D. Leonard tells for the first time the full story of the two assassination trials. She explores the questions that made these trials pivotal in American history: Were they to be used to make the South pay for secession? Were they to be fair trials based on the evidence? Or were they to be points of reconciliation, with the South forgiven at all costs to create a solid union?
LC Classification NumberE457.5
