Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement A History Book Club Selection The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County physician who has been ...
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Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement A History Book Club Selection The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County physician who has been portrayed as the innocent victim of a vengeful government. Booth was also aided by the Confederate leadership in Richmond. As he made his plans to strike at Lincoln, Booth was in contact with key members of the Confederate underground, and after the assassination these same forces used all of their resources to attempt his escape. Noted Lincoln authority Edward Steers Jr. introduces the cast of characters in this ill-fated drama, he explores why they were so willing to help pull the trigger, and corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment that changed American history. After completing an acclaimed career as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health, Edward Steers Jr. has turned his research skills to the Lincoln assassination. He is the author of several books about the president, including The Trial.
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"Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln" is the product of extensive research by Dr. Edward Steers Jr. into the assassination. Steers, a research scientist at the National Institute of Health, used his formal scientific training to help him evaluate the three major published records of the assassination investigation and trial. He then used the results to establish the merits of past scholarship, and arrive at the most plausible scenario for the assassination. Dr. Steers sought to firmly establish not only who perpetrated the assassination, but also why it was perpetrated, and who was responsible. He sticks to the facts, and avoids any speculation. The result is an exceptional, and eminently readable account.
Jacqueline
May 24, 2007
Well Detailed
If you want to read just one book about the Lincoln Assassination, this is the book. It is detailed in order to give the reader the full picture of everything that happened, why it happened, the players, the outcomes.. "Manhunt" is another excellent book. But while "Manhunt " focuses on the 10 day hunt for President Lincoln's murderer, John Wilkes Booth, "Blood on the Moon" gives the reader the "whole" story. It is detailed and a fascinating story on what the country was going through at the time and how it led to a conspiracy to murder the President.
