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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9781586421625
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is a central drama of the
American experience. Its impact is felt to this day, and the basic
story is known to all. Anthony Pitch’s thrilling account of the
Lincoln conspiracy and its aftermath transcends the mere facts of
that awful night during which dashing actor John Wilkes Booth shot
Lincoln in the head and would-be assassin Lewis Payne butchered
Secretary of State William Seward in the bed of his own home.“They
Have Killed Papa Dead!”transports the reader to one of the most
breathtaking moments in history, and reveals much that is new about
the stories, passions, and times of those who shaped this great
tragedy.
Virtually every word of Anthony Pitch’s account is based on
primary source material: new quotes from previously unpublished
diaries, letters and journals – authentic contemporary voices
writing with freshness and clarity as eyewitnesses or intimate
participants – new images, a new vision and understanding of one of
America’s defining moments. With an unwavering fidelity to
historical accuracy, Pitch provides new confirmation of threats
against the president-elect’s life as he traveled to Washington by
train for his first inauguration, and a vivid personal account of
John Wilkes Booth being physically restrained from approaching
Lincoln at his second inauguration. Perhaps most chillingly, new
details come to light about conditions in the special prison where
the civilian conspirators accused of participating in the Lincoln
assassination endured tortuous conditions in extreme isolation and
deprivation, hooded and shackled, before and even during their
military trial. Pitch masterfully synthesizes the findings of his
prodigious research into a tight, gripping narrative that adds
important new insights to our national story.
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