The first journey is the flight of confederate president jefferson davis from richmond, virginia, after general robert e. The book goes back and forth between lincolns story and daviss story, showing common threads between two men. The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse 1st edition by swanson, james l. Bloody times on apple books apple books apple apple. Blood crimes is a genrebending collision of dark urban fantasy and crime that rides shotgun with jim and carol as they carve a homicidal path crosscountry. If you have read swansons previous book entitled manhunt his latest effort bloody crimes tells us the rest of the story following the first assassination of an american president. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. The funeral of abraham lincoln and the chase for jefferson davis by james l. On the morning of april 2, 1865, jefferson davis, president of the confederacy, received a telegram from general robert e. This is a very well written book, and im pleased to see that the author has also written a companion volume entitled bloody times for younger readers. In cold blood is a nonfiction novel by american author truman capote, first published in 1966.
The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse by james l. The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse audiobook by james l. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Swanson tells the true story of the assassination of abraham lincoln and his 1,600 mile funeral procession and the subsequent manhunt for the confederate president, jefferson davis. Swansons technique generally but not totally successful is to braid the two stories together, alternating back and forth, sometimes within the same paragraph, between daviss flight from his fallen capital in richmond and the. Bloody crimes just days earlier, they were two presidents who lived in white houses separated by a few dozen miles and a canyon as wide as the world. Swanson historians almost without number have documented the final days of the civil war and the murder of abraham lincoln. Swanson sets up the backdrop for the book by extrapolating on the different mindsets of the major players in the early months of 1865.
Swansonthe edgar awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of manhuntbrings to life two epic events of the civil wa. The saga that began with manhunt continues with the suspenseful and electrifying bloody crimes. Bloody crimes by dotinga, randy the christian science. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Bloody crimes is the dual story of two presidents, abraham lincoln as he lived the last days of his life and whose funeral train retraced his route from springfield to washington and jefferson davis as his nation collapsed and he fled for his life and a place to make a stand. They decided to hold a death pageant that was two parts earnest. The latter part of the book, after lincolns interment in springfield, ill. That book offered a gripping, swiftmoving account of the pursuit of abraham lincolns assassin, john wilkes booth, and his accomplices. Swansonthe edgar awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of manhunt brings to life two epic events of the civil war era. This suspensefilled truecrime thrillerthe young readers adaptation of swansons bloody crimesexplores two epic events of the civil war era. New york times bestselling author ofmanhunt james l. Swanson as the yankees approached richmond on april 2, 1865, jefferson davis fled the capital, setting off an intense and thrilling chase in which union cavalry hunted the confederate president. Sep 28, 2010 on the morning of april 2, 1865, jefferson davis, president of the confederacy, received a telegram from general robert e. Some rushed forward, laid their hands upon the president, and collapsed in.
Only one of the dual voyages is truly extraordinary, and the book. Mad dog sullivan spent most of his teen years in juvenile detention for petty crimes, before graduating to armed robberies and murder. Chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns. The remainder of the book deals with the pursuit of jefferson davis who had a larger reward offered for his apprehension than boothbut was released two years. Bloody crimes king county library system overdrive. I cannot write a book without holding in my hand the original sourcescivil.
The author of two books on the lincoln assassination takes another look at the aftermath. Unlike swansons previous book in this series, about the manhunt for john wilkes booth and his fellow conspirators, this book does not have an adventure at its core, nor the pacing the a detectivestorylike volume is the natural consequence of its subject. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Swanson in bloody crimes, a gripping account of the weeks following lincolns death and the end of the civil war.
The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. During her fiveyear reign, mary had over 300 religious dissenters burned at the stake in what are known as the marian persecutions. In part one of this two part special, we cover how the sudden death of joes detective father, and the horrendous effect it had on his family broke something inside young joe. Bloody crimes navigates these two story lines superbly. Blood crimes is a genrebending collision of dark urban fantasy and cr. While arguments erupted about where and how lincolns burial should take place, jefferson davis.
In bloody crimes, james swanson returns to the historical vicinity of his 2006 bestseller manhunt. B07 bloody crimes the chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse by james l. Bloody crimes tells the story of two different journeys that unfolded at nearly the same time as the hunt for booth. Swanson never wavers too long on one storyline and allows a sufficient amount of time to comprehend the depth of research presented. This is a young peoples adaptation of swansons adult book, bloody crimes. Two journeys, two martyrs in the aftermath of the civil war. Awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of manhuntbrings to life two epic events of the civil war era. Book jacket accessrestricteditem true addeddate 20150824 18. Swansonthe edgar awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of manhuntbrings to life two epic events of the civil war era. Some rushed forward, laid their hands upon the president, and collapsed in ecstatic paroxysms. The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse. The chase for jefferson davis and the death pageant for lincolns corpse by james swanson. Based on the book bloody crimes, this compelling adaptation looks at the two men pitted against each other in the civil war and reveals the honorable and dete.
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