Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth

Name: Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth
Brand: Libros
SKU: 9780439903547
Price: 10400.0 CRC
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James L. Swanson

Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth

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Descripción

New York Times bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.

Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, Chasing Lincoln's Killer is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia.

Detalles

Formato	Tapa dura
Número de Páginas	208
Lenguaje	Inglés
Editorial	Scholastic Press
Fecha de Publicación	2009-02-01
Dimensiones	8.4" x 5.74" x 0.78" pulgadas
Letra Grande	No
Con Ilustraciones	Si
Edad	12-17
Temas	Siglo 19, Biografías, Biografías
Premios	Black-Eyed Susan Award 2010 (Nominee), Delaware Diamonds Award 2011 (Nominee), Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award 2010 (Nominee), Sequoyah Book Awards 2012 (Nominee), South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award 2010 (Nominee), Virginia Readers Choice Award 2012 (Nominee), Volunteer State Book Awards 2012 (Runner-Up)

Acerca del Autor

Swanson, James L.

James L. Swanson is the award-winning author of the bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. His other books include Chasing Lincoln's Killer, an adaptation of Manhunt for young adults, and his follow-up, "The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy", which was a finalist for the YALSA-ALA Excellence in Young Adult Nonfiction award. He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C.