Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

A gripping story of treachery, intrigue, and murder. This is history as you've never read it before—a compelling, hour-by-hour narrative seen through the eyes of both the hunters and the prey.

The biggest manhunt in American history—the search for and eventual arrest of John Wilkes Booth—began with the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror and sorrow as the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia from April 14 to April 26, 1865.

John Wilkes Booth, the infamous criminal of America, is at the core of this tale. Being a member of a renowned performing family and a Confederate sympathizer, Booth sacrificed his fortune and reputation to have the opportunity to exact revenge on the South for their loss. He bewildered the manhunters for over two weeks, eluding them at every turn and keeping them from obtaining the justice they desired.

Manhunt is a well researched piece that tells a gripping story of murder, intrigue, and treachery. It is based on rare archive sources, cryptic trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics. This is history as you've never read it before—a compelling, hour-by-hour narrative seen through the eyes of both the hunters and the prey.