The Lincoln Assassination: Crime and Punishment, Myth and Memory
- ISBN-10
- 0823232263
- ISBN-13
- 9780823232260
- Series
- The Lincoln Assassination
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 259
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2010
- Publisher
- Fordham Univ Press
- Authors
- Frank J. Williams, Harold Holzer, Craig L. Symonds
Description
"A bonanza of penetrating, insightful and thoughtful essays on multiple aspects of Lincoln's assassination that will be warmly welcomed by scholars and amateurs alike."---Anthony S. Pitch, author of "They Have Killed Papa Dead!": The Road to Ford's Theatre, Abraham Lincoln's Murder; and the Rage for Vengeance --
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