The last Lincoln conspirator : John's Surratt's flight from the gallows

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jampoler, Andrew C. A., 1942-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surratt, John H. (John Harrison), 1844-1916.

Surratt, John H.

Assassins--History--19th century--United States--Biography.

Assassins.

Fugitives from justice--United States--Biography.

Fugitives from justice.

Conspiracies--United States.

Conspiracies.

Trials (Assassination)--Washington (D.C.).

Trials (Assassination).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Annopolis : Naval Institute Press, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Despite all that has been written about the April 1865 assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the story of John Surratt?the only conspirator who got away?remains untold and largely unknown. The capture and shooting of John Wilkes Booth twelve days after he shot Lincoln is a well-known and well-covered story. The fate of the eight other accomplices of Booth has also been widely written about. Four, including Surratt's mother, Mary, were convicted and hanged, and four were jailed. John Surratt alone managed to evade capture for twenty months and escape punishment once he was put on tri

Contents:

CONTENTS; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. "On the honor of a lady"; Chapter 2. "Flight is the criminal's inarticulate confession"; Chapter 3. "Such a wretch ought not to escape"; Chapter 4. "The escape of Watson savors of a prodigy"; Chapter 5. "I believe your name is Surratt"; Chapter 6. "Seduced by the instigation of the devil"; Chapter 7. "A new trial will doubtless follow"; Chapter 8. "President Johnson was a drunkard"; Chapter 9. "A verdict of acquittal"; Chapter 10. "Free as an innocent child"; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-283-04961-9

9786613049612

1-61251-009-4

OCLC:

707917980