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Lincoln and Booth: More Light on the Conspiracy

by H. Donald Winkler

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Was the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln a Confederate Operation? Conspiracy, terrorism, and obstruction of justice are not unique to recent events, and maneuvering and scheming behind-the-scenes has a long history. 
On an April evening, John Wilkes Booth crept into the presidential box at Ford's Theater in Washington, D.C., and shot President Abraham Lincoln. Many have wondered ever since if there was not a wider conspiracy associated with the assassination. Lincoln and Booth: More Light on the Conspiracy takes up these questions, examining the people, issues, and strange happenings related to the assassination and its aftermath.
Using the tools of investigative journalism and the latest in scholarly research, H. Donald Winkler describes the events that led to the shooting of the president, including Booth's activities from July 1864 through April 1865, raising questions never before raised and suggesting answers never before considered. Winkler has pulled together relevant, reliable information about the terrorism, intrigue, mysteries, covert actions, betrayals, deceptions, jury tampering, obstruction of justice, subterfuge, execution by trickery, dirty politics, and other shameful acts associated with the assassination.
All the controversial issues are considered, including the likely guilt of Samuel Mudd and Mary Surratt, official Confederate involvement, John Surratt's gratuitous reprieve, the veracity of Louis Weichmann, and John S. Mosby's possible involvement. Also discussed are Edwin M. Stanton's motives and decisions related to denying protection to Lincoln on April 14; hurriedly naming and pursuing conspirators; concealing Booth's diary; hanging Mary Surratt while failing to pursue John Surratt; hiring Sandford Conover to find witnesses; and collaborating with the Radical Republicans in their efforts to impeach Andrew Johnson. 
Lincoln and Booth: More Light on the Conspiracy discusses the various possibilities and options on controversial issues and challenges readers to draw their own conclusions.

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Book details

Author
H. Donald Winkler
Imprint
Cumberland House Publishing, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Published
Formats
Paperback
Subjects
History › United States
History › United States › Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Topics
Abraham Lincoln · John Wilkes Booth · Lincoln assassination · political conspiracy · Civil War era · Ford's Theater · Confederate history
ISBN-13
9781581823424

About the author

H. DONALD WINKLER is a nonfiction author and former communications professional who has written five books on Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War. His recent books include Stealing Secrets, Civil War Goats and Scapegoats and Lincoln and Booth: More Light on the Conspiracy.

Winkler was inducted into the Virginia Communications Hall of Fame in 1995, and four of his books were nominated for national book awards. In 2013, McKendree University honored him with a lifetime achievement award for outstanding achievement in literature and communication.

When not writing, Winkler served as Director of Public Affairs and Publications at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia, before retiring in 1995. His books reflect a sustained focus on Lincoln, the Civil War, and the figures who shaped that era.

Donald lives in Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

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Format: Paperback