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A gripping account of one of the most shocking events in American history—the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.

Table of Contents

Preface
I
Prologue: The Omen
1. Three Electric Words
2. The White City
3. The Last Man
4. Star of Glory
5. The President and the Player
6. Sic Semper Tyrannis
7. Towards an Indefinite Shore
8. The Clown and the Sphinx
9. One Bold Man
II
10. A Night to Remember
11. Terror on Lafayette Park
12. The Last Bullet
13. Murder in the Streets
14. A Spirit So Horrible
15. The Darkest Dawn
16. Hemp and Hell
17. This Sobbing Day
18. Black Easter
19. A Double Disaster
20. In Dungeons Dreadful
21. The Wrath of God and Man
22. The Curse of Cain
23. The Mid-week Sabbath
24. Oh! Abraham Lincoln!
25. The Fox and the Hounds
26. Blade of Fate
27. The Bad Hand
28. The Hate of Hate
29. The Heart of Israel
30. Dust to Dust
III
31. Old Scores
32. The Living Dead
33. The Most Dreadful Fate
34. Beads on a String
Epilogue: The Haunted Stage
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Index

About the Author

Thomas Goodrich is author of Black Flag (IUP, 1995) and The Day Dixie Died: Southern Occupation, 1865–1866 (with Debra Goodrich). He lives in Topeka, Kansas.

Reviews

"At a time when the teaching of American history is largely abandoned, it is hard to imagine a more significant or rewarding book than this one, for adults and students alike... [It] moves at high speed, is tremendously exciting, and true to the core. It is a priceless observation of America at a time of horrendous challenge. Thomas Goodrich deserves high praise for his achievement." The Washington Times "Among the hundreds of books published about the assassination of our 16th president, this is an exceptional volume." --Frank J. Williams, founding chair of The Lincoln Forum