Author interview blood on the moon edward steers, jr. Libraries draws upon primary sources to chronicle the assassination of president abraham lincoln and debunk myths that have shrouded the event, covering the planning of the murder and the investigation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Steers has become the preeminent researcher on the assassination.
Myths, hoaxes, and confabulations associated with our greatest president his name is still mudd. The assassination of abraham lincoln kindle edition by steers jr. The assassination of abraham lincoln by steers, edward, jr winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks 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. Abraham lincoln, the 16th president of the united states, was assassinated by wellknown stage actor john wilkes booth on april 14, 1865, while attending the play our american cousin at fords theatre in washington, d. Blood on the moon is an excellent book choice if you are looking to learn about abe lincolns assassination.
Steers is a leading authority on the assassination of abraham lincoln. Blood on the moon the winner of the 2001 lincoln group of new yorks award of achievement, blood on the moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the course of american history. Winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks award of achie. He is the author of several books about the president, including the.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blood on the moon. Edward steers, jr frank and virginia williams collection of lincolniana mississippi state university. The assassination of abraham lincoln by steers, edward, jr winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks award of achievement a history book club selection the assassination of abraham lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor. Oreilly, the host of the oreilly factor on the fox news channel, doesnt use this story of the assassination of abraham lincoln by john wilkes booth on april 14, 1865, to push any particular political agenda. Detailed biographies of every major player is given. Blood on the moon the university press of kentucky. The assassination of abraham lincoln the most enjoyable. The assassination of abraham lincoln lincoln legends.
Shot in the head as he watched the play, lincoln died the following day at 7. Abraham lincoln, john wilkes booth,and the last 36 hours before the assassination, by alan axelrod. John wilkes booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. The case against doctor samuel alexander mudd, and blood on the moon. John wilkes booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of. Lincoln assassination books the assassination of abraham. For the last ten years he served as the chief assistant and. This book deals with the plots to kidnap kill the president and really doesnt delve into the civil war and washington politics that a lot of other works tend to do. From 1963 until 1994 steers worked at the national institutes of health, bethesda, maryland, in the field of biomedical research. It covered all of the important topics, and covered nearly every single detail also. Nathan simms is not mentioned in this book, and he, burroughs, and porter do not appear in william hanchetts the lincoln murder conspiracies urbana.
The assassination of abraham lincoln is the product of extensive research by dr. Most books on the assassination are dated, and one of the best george bryans the great american myth was published 60 years ago. Winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks award of achievement the assassination of abraham lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. The evidence, and the lincoln assassination encyclopedia. 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. Winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks award of achievement a history book club selection the assassination of abraham lincoln is usually told. Few attempts at telling a comprehensive story of the assassination of abraham lincoln succeed so well in that comprehensiveness as blood on the moon. Nov 29, 2011 youd never know from reading killing lincoln that bill oreilly is a conservative political commentator.
The prairie years and the war years onevolume biography. Blood on the moon is a totally gripping account of the events leading up to and subsequent to the assassination of abe lincoln. Biography abraham lincoln institute fifth annual symposium. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Kauffman, this book comes in easily at 2nd with a lot more emphasis on the conspiracy and dispelling. Before he became a historian however, he was trained as a molecular biologist who graduated from the university of pennsylvania. It is very indepth, and gives all the information you could ever want to know about john wilkes booth, and his assassination of abraham lincoln. The assassination of abraham lincoln winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks 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. The assassination of abraham lincoln from the worlds largest community of readers.
The assassination of abraham lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. He has authored or edited eight books on lincoln s assassination, including blood on the moon, the book i am reading. Although to me, the best book on booth, the plot and the assassination is by far american brutus by michael w. Steers, an avocational historian who has written several other books on lincoln and the assassination, has a sharp ear for historical discordance and a novelists.
Blood on the moon reveals that it is completely wrong. The assassination of abraham lincoln 97808122175 by edward steers jr. The assassination of abraham lincoln, published by the university press of kentucky. Another great book on lincoln and the assassination. The assassination of abraham lincoln presents the most uptodate research into public and private archives and makes clear the important role of samuel mudd and members of the confederate secret service. The truth is, however, that while lincolns assassination has been the subject of numerous books and articles, the death of the sixteenth president has remained. Until now, there has been no comprehensive study, based on primary sources, of lincoln s assassination and booths escape. He is a historian who actually specializes in the assassination of abraham lincoln. The winner of the 2001 lincoln group of new yorks award of achievement, blood on the moon examines the evidence, myths, and lies surrounding the political assassination that dramatically altered the. Winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks 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 book is full of so many important details of the assasination that i never knew existed the spy network, the dahlgren raid. Until now, there has been no comprehensive study, based on primary sources, of lincolns assassination and booths escape. The assassination of abraham lincoln, by edward steers jr. William hanchett author of em out of the wilderness the life of abraham lincoln em the definitive a to z reference to the abraham lincoln assassination by edward steers author of em blood on the moon the assassination of abraham lincoln em.
He is the author of several books about the president, including the trial. Engrossing what made the experience of listening to blood on the moon. Oct 21, 2005 winner of the 2001 the lincoln group of new yorks 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. Steers challenges three major assassination theories. The assassination of abraham lincoln university press of kentucky, november 2001. The assassination of abraham lincoln new ed by edward steers isbn. The assassination of abraham lincoln edward steers, jr. The assassination of abraham lincoln epub better to have this book than not at all, because you will regret if not reading this pdf blood on the moon. The assassination of abraham lincoln pdf download book is available in pdf, kindle, ebook, epub and also mobi formats. John wilkes booth and the lincoln conspiracies, by michael w. For the first 21 years of his career, he worked as a research scientist in the fields of protein structure and function. Journal of the abraham lincoln assocationawarded an honorable mention for the 2002 seaborg civil war prize competition.
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