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Title: Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Edward Steers Jr. ISBN: 0-8131-2217-1 Publisher: University Press of Kentucky Pub. Date: November, 2001 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.52 (31 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: In case you are still wondering
Comment: In case you are still wondering what really happened on April 14th, 1865, why it happened, who did what to whom, where, exactly how they did it and what they did afterward, then this is the book for you.
This subject matter is researched and tirelessly probed in the most thorough, comprehensive and authoritative study to date.
No details are considered too unimportant for the scrutiny of Steers, but he succeeds in weaving a very closely-knit fabric of discourse, in spite of some threads being rather digressive, such as the story of David George and the career of the John Wilkes Booth "mummy" that appeared in carnival sideshows and theaters in the first few decades of the twentieth century.
His knowledge and description of the conspiracy, including the failed kidnapping attempts, the roles, intentions and characters of the other conspirators, as well as the escape and tracking down of Booth and the words and actions of those who tried to help him get away are the most detailed and comprehensive accounts ever written on this subject.
He even goes as far as to report gestures and words of the three Confederate soldiers who helped Booth to cross the Rappahannock River and to reach the comparative safety of the Garrett farm, where they subsequently warned him of the approach of a Federal cavalry search party.
Steers is more objective than any of the "legitimate" scholars in portraying Booth's role in the plot and his motives. He reveals some little known incidents in Booth's childhood and early adulthood that shed light on the ardor of his devotion to the South and the Confederate cause.
Another of the threads of Steers's text is the "black flag" warfare that exploded in 1864-1865 and the reasons for it. He goes into great detail in his description of the Confederate Secret Service and their operations out of Canada. He explains the significance of subplots such as the Dahlgren affair, the Wistar raid, the biological warfare, etc.
Steers likewise debunks all the (or most of the) "unconventional" theories about conspiracies involving Edwin Stanton and Andrew Johnson, the Rothschilds, etc. He assembles a vivid collection of detailed and authenticated evidence to support his thesis about the guilt and the nature of the involvement of each of the Booth conspirators.
This is an altogether fascinating and strongly researched work. If it has any weakness, it is the author's propensity to hold forth at great length and in great detail about somewhat banal or mundane elements of the story, such as Maryland politics during the Civil War, the careers of certain Union military officers, and the trip to Springfield of Lincoln's casket.
This one is a must for all American history buffs, the top of the line.
Rating: 5
Summary: Superb--
Comment: --and riveting, even though we, unfortunately, all know the ending. It is clear, even to a someone with only a superficial knowledge of the Civil War, that this is an author who has personally inspected every square inch of his story's landscape. First rate
Rating: 5
Summary: AT LAST AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT ASSASSINATION
Comment: I have made the study of Abraham Lincoln a lifelong pursuit, reading everything that I could find about this extraordinary man.
Not to sound morbid, but I was disappointed that the authors I read did not give much background concerning Lincoln's assassination and the events leading up to it. I looked and looked but to no avail. Lincoln biographers were always content with short and glib statements about Lincoln belonging to the ages and dying, appropriately, in small unpretentious rooms.
One day I happened to be in a favorite bookstore and, as I often do, I made it a point to peruse the Lincoln titles. As I glanced at the several titles, all of which were already part of my library, I happened upon Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Edward Steers Jr. To my pleasant surprise here was the book that I had been looking for.
Blood on the Moon, a well written and well-researched volume addresses the assassination in depth and the circumstances and event on both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line leading up to it. Learn about the military conspiracies that may have contributed to Lincoln's tragic death. Take in in-depth look into the mind of John Wilkes Booth and see his motives for committing arguably the greatest crime to be committed in the United States.
Steers also addresses the issues surrounding Dr. Mudd and his participation in the crime, putting to rest--at least in my mind--the truth about the man whose name has become synonymous with bumbling stupidity.
Blood on the Moon is a must for any serious Lincoln scholar and any complete Lincoln library.
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Title: Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution by James L. Swanson, Daniel R. Weinberg ISBN: 1892041421 Publisher: Arena Editions Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: The Escape and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Edward, Jr. Steers ISBN: 0939631490 Publisher: Thomas Publications Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.95 |
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Title: The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies: Being an Account of the Hatred Felt by Many Americans for President Abraham Lincoln During the Civil War and the Fi by William Hanchett ISBN: 0252013611 Publisher: Univ of Illinois Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: September, 1986 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: His Name Is Still Mudd: The Case Against Doctor Samuel Alexander Mudd by Edward J. Steers ISBN: 1577470192 Publisher: Thomas Publications Pub. Date: October, 1997 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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Title: Lincoln and Booth: More Light on the Conspiracy by H. Donald Winkler ISBN: 1581823428 Publisher: Cumberland House Pub. Date: 27 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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