An edition of Decapitating the union
(2015)
Decapitating the union
Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the plot to assassinate Lincoln
by John C. Fazio
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"This comprehensive re-examination of the facts seeks to correct major and minor errors in the record, reconcile differences of opinion, offer explanations for unknowns and evaluate theories. The simple conspiracy theory is rejected by the author in favor of the theory that Booth worked with the complicity of the highest levels of the Confederate government and its Secret Service Bureau, whose twofold purpose was retribution and snatching Southern independence from a weakened and chaotic Federal Government"--
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Assassination, Conspiracies, Secret service, History, Lincoln, abraham, 1809-1865, assassination, Booth, john wilkes, 1838-1865, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, secret service, Davis, jefferson, 1808-1889, Benjamin, j. p. (judah philip), 1811-1884People
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865), John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865), J. P. Benjamin (1811-1884), Jefferson Davis (1808-1889)Places
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Civil War, 1861-1865, 19th centuryShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Decapitating the union: Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the plot to assassinate Lincoln
2015, McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
in English
0786497467 9780786497461
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Table of Contents
Prelude
The underground mosaic
John Wilkes Booth
John Harrison Surratt
Mary Elizabeth (Jenkins) Surratt
Lewis Thornton Powell
David Edgar Herold
George Andrew Atzerodt
Samuel Bland Arnold
Michael O'Laughlen
Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd
Kidnapping
The setting for assassination
The riddles of Francis P. Burke
The conundrums of John F. Parker
The enigmas of Charles Forbes
The brace and mortise
The peephole in door no. 7
The door locks and Booth's entry to the box
Carnage in the box
Booth's descent to the stage and declamations
Booth's broken leg
Booth's exit and escape
The mysteries of Silas T. Cobb
Attempted decapitation
Death of the president
Pursuit of the fugitives; death of Booth
Incarceration, trial and sentencing
Spangler was innocent!
Conspiracy.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-396) and index.
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