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Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
Bloody Times The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis
Author: James L. Swanson
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. That night Davis fled Richmond, setting off an intense manhunt for the Confederate president. Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was i...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780545390477
ISBN-10: 0545390478
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 196
Edition: 978054539047
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Publisher: Scholastic
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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This is a book written for young people.
The author also wrote "Manhunt," a stupendous account of the Lincoln assassination with great detail.
This book is simpler, easier to read, and engaging.


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