John Wilkes Booth, President Lincoln's assassin, escaped from Ford's Theatre the night of Lincoln's assassination with a broken leg. He headed South and was aided by several sympathizers for twelve days until his luck ran out. Mr. Swanson describes Booth's motives for killing Lincoln and his flight from Washington, D.C. in great detail, engaging the reader into the life of a famous killer. - Reviewed by Deb.
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