Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, The Assassin�s Accomplice tells the gripping story of the conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln through experience of its only female participant.Confederate sympathizer Mary Surratt ran a boarding house in Washington, and the depth of her complicity in the murder of President Lincoln has been debated since she was arrested on April 17, 1865.Calling upon long-lost interviews, confessions, and court testimony, historian Kate Clifford Larson magnificently captures how Surratt�s actions defied nineteenth-century norms of piety and allegiance. A riveting account of espionage and murder, The Assassin�s Accomplice offers a revealing examination of America�s most remembered assassination.
Authors
Kate Larson
Additional Info
- Release Date: 2011-02-22
- Publisher: Basic Books
- Format: Paperback
- ISBN: 9780465024414
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