The Assassination: Death Of The President
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
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This volume from Time-Life Books' landmark The Civil War series chronicles one of the most pivotal and tragic moments in American history — the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its immediate aftermath. With meticulous historical detail and a compelling narrative tone, it reconstructs the events of April 14, 1865, from John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy to the chaotic hours following the fatal shot at Ford's Theatre. The account presents the grief-stricken nation's response, the frantic manhunt for the conspirators, and the political turbulence that threatened to unravel the fragile peace at the close of the war. Rich with period photographs, firsthand accounts, and authoritative analysis, it illustrates how Lincoln's death reshaped the course of Reconstruction and left an indelible mark on the American consciousness.
Author: Champ Clark
Format: Hardback
Published: 1988, Time-Life Books
Genre: American history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition
Pages: Good
Markings: No markings
This volume from Time-Life Books' landmark The Civil War series chronicles one of the most pivotal and tragic moments in American history — the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and its immediate aftermath. With meticulous historical detail and a compelling narrative tone, it reconstructs the events of April 14, 1865, from John Wilkes Booth's conspiracy to the chaotic hours following the fatal shot at Ford's Theatre. The account presents the grief-stricken nation's response, the frantic manhunt for the conspirators, and the political turbulence that threatened to unravel the fragile peace at the close of the war. Rich with period photographs, firsthand accounts, and authoritative analysis, it illustrates how Lincoln's death reshaped the course of Reconstruction and left an indelible mark on the American consciousness.