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Dark union : the secret web of profiteers, politicians, and Booth conspirators that led to Lincoln's death / Leonard F. Guttridge, Ray A. Neff.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Guttridge, Leonard F., 1918-2009.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Assassination.
- Conspiracies--United States--History--19th century.
- Conspiracies.
- History.
- United States--Politics and government--1861-1865.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- Physical Description:
- v, 282 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, [2003]
- Summary:
- The real truth behind the assassination of our 16th president
- Contents:
- Part I The Profiteers
- 1 The Riddle of the Colburn's Volume 7
- 2 Montreal: A Prelude 19
- 3 Wheelers and Dealers 27
- 4 The Dahlgren Raid 36
- 5 The Canadian Go-getter 41
- 6 Lincoln and the Radicals 46
- 7 Lincoln and the Secret Trade Deal 56
- 8 Deepening Peril 65
- Part II The Politicians
- 9 The Fatal Rationale 69
- 10 "Deem Myself a Coward" 77
- 11 The Kidnap Plot 83
- 12 The Letter from Cape Girardeau 94
- 13 Desperate Elements 101
- 14 The Fall of Richmond 112
- 15 Holy Week: "Something Never Dreamed Of" 118
- Part III The Assassin
- 16 Good Friday
- April 14, 1865 129
- 17 Unholy Night 140
- 18 The Incredible Hours 148
- 19 The Eager Connection 156
- 20 Arrests and Confessions 164
- 21 "We Have Booth's Diary" 171
- 22 Body Snatching and Doctored Documents 177
- 23 Web of Secrecy 189
- 24 The Searchers 199
- The Gallery 211.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 244-273) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471264814
- OCLC:
- 51855503
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