![]() However, as a few others pointed out, Lincoln's death transformed him from a controversial figure into a martyr overnight. As one participant pointed out, Reconstruction might not have gone so badly if Lincoln had stayed at the helm. Swanson's best-seller drew upon primary documents, including the pages from JWB's personal diary while he was on the run.Īfter reading 400 pages on the assassination and the manhunt, I thought I would shake things up by beginning our meeting with the question, what if JWB had missed? This led to an interesting discussion about Lincoln's death and what it meant for the country. Manhunt is the story of John Wilkes Booth's (hereafter JWB) assassination of Lincoln, his collaborators, his escape, and ultimate capture. ![]() ![]() This month, my book club was pushed back a week because of the President's Day holiday, but we still found time to honor the 200 th anniversary of Lincoln's birth by reading and discussing James Swanson's Manhunt: the 12-day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. ![]()
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