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Booth's Confederate connections / Sandy Prindle ; foreword by Steven E. Woodworth.

Prindle, Sandy, (author.). Woodworth, Steven E., (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"Circumstances point to a high-ranking Confederate official giving an order for Lincoln's assassination to his Canadian couriers John Surratt and Sarah Slater, putting John Wilkes Booth as plan B. The author argues that this official was the real culprit in this plot. The director of Surratt House Museum assisted with the author's research"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781455624737
ISBN: 145562473X
Physical Description: 239 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Publisher: Gretna, Louisiana : Pelican Publishing Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Justification -- Building the intelligence road -- The Canadian connections -- Black warfare turned serious -- Booth arrives in the story -- A plot develops -- A plan becomes coordinated -- The drama begins -- The alibi -- The final days -- The great tragedy -- The pursuit of justice -- The trial of the century -- The final hours -- After the executions -- Getting off the hook -- A story revised.