James L .Swanson (born 12 February 1959) is an American historian and author famous for his New York Times best-seller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, focusing on the biography of John Wilkes Booth and his plot to kill Lincoln and other cabinet members.
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Assassination, History, Fugitives from justice, Biography, Juvenile literature, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, assassination, Presidents, Assassins, Booth, john wilkes, 1838-1865, Captivity, 1865-1867, Case studies, Davis, jefferson, 1808-1889, Death and burial, Freedom of religion, Freedom of speech, Freedom of the press, Kennedy, john f. (john fitzgerald), 1917-1963, assassination, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, New York Times bestseller, Political prisoners, united states, Right of Assembly, United States, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, prisoners and prisons, 19th century, Adventure and adventurers, fictionPeople
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), Jefferson Davis (1808-1889), John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), Bettie Page, James Earl Ray (1928-1998), John F. Kennedy (1917-1963), Lee Harvey Oswald, Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968)ID Numbers
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