Bloody Crimes, James L. Swanson
Bloody Crimes, James L. Swanson
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Bloody Crimes
The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse

Author: James L. Swanson

Narrator: Richard Thomas

Unabridged: 12 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 09/28/2010

Synopsis

In Bloody Crimes, James L. Swanson—the Edgar® Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt—brings to life two epic events of the Civil War era: the thrilling chase to apprehend Confederate president Jefferson Davis in the wake of the Lincoln assassination and the momentous  20 -day funeral that took Abraham Lincoln’s body home to Springfield. A true tale full of fascinating twists and turns, and lavishly illustrated with dozens of rare historical images—some never before seen—Bloody Crimes is a fascinating companion to Swanson’s Manhunt and  a riveting true-crime thriller that will electrify civil war buffs, general readers, and everyone in between.

About James L. Swanson

James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Manhunt and its sequel, Bloody Crimes.

About Richard Thomas

Richard Thomas, in addition to his Emmy-award winning work on The Waltons, has starred in well over 40 television series and specials, among them Roots: The Next Generation, Law and Order SVU, and The Practice; he has also starred in numerous classic and contemporary plays around the country and on the London and Broadway stage, most recently in Richard Greenbergs A Naked Girl on the Appian Way.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian

“Let me beseech you to lay aside all rancor…” (3.5 stars) I read Mr. Swanson’s first book, “Manhunt”, and enjoyed it. So it made sense that I would pick up its sequel. “Bloody Crimes” is not as good a book as the one that preceded it. The beginning and the end of this text are pretty strong. The midd......more

Goodreads review by Joe

The author of the very good book, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, sticks with that same time period, the spring of 1865, and chronicles Abraham Lincoln’s final days, murder and extended funeral in parallel with the plight, escape from Richmond, journey south and capture of his Confed......more

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom

Outstanding This is a thorough and detailed history of two American leaders. As a student of history, I was surprised how much new information I gleamed from this book. It is well documented and referenced. I recommend to history buffs.......more

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