The assassin's accomplice : Mary Surratt and the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln /

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The true story of Mary Surratt, a shadowy figure behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln--and the first woman executed by the federal government. Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer, ran the boarding house in Washington where the conspirators, including her rebel son, John Surratt, met to plan th...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Larson, Kate Clifford
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York : Basic Books, ©2008.
Subjects:
Surratt, Mary E. > (Mary Eugenia), > 1820-1865.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination.
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Surratt, Mary E. > (Mary Eugenia), > 1820-1865
Conspiracies > Washington (D.C.)
Trials (Assassination) > Washington (D.C.)
Conspiration > Washington (D.C.)
Procès (Assassinat) > Washington (D.C.)
Assassination
Conspiracies
Trials (Assassination)
Washington (D.C.)
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • "Devoted body and soul to the cause"
  • Creating a life, building the nest
  • Rebels, spies, and couriers
  • Keeper of the nest
  • The assassin's accomplice
  • A shrewd witness
  • The "materfamilias" of the criminals
  • The case for the defense
  • The verdict : swift and deadly
  • Scenes at the scaffold
  • American tragedy or American justice?

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