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Chargement... Assassin's Accomplice (2008)par Kate Clifford Larson
Information sur l'oeuvreThe Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln par Kate Clifford Larson (2008)
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The conspirators treatment of Weichmann was just despicable. That being said, I really liked the book. Very interesting and well written. ( ) In the nearly century in a half since the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln countless books, movies and conspiracy theories have emerged. Perhaps no part of the assignation has been as little understood as the involvement of one of the convicted and executed conspirators, Mary Surratt. The Assassin’s Accomplice attempts to unravel fact from fiction and reality from myth, in determining just what the extent of Mary Surratt’s guilt really was. Compellingly, the author finds that Mary was actually deeply enmeshed in the plot, a willing accomplice and as deserving to be executed for her role as any of her fellow conspirators. An overview of Mary’s life and timeline of events months before the murder of President Lincoln are carefully laid out. History buffs in general of lovers of the Civil War, The Assassin’s Accomplice offers interesting insight into the sad, grand finale of the Civil War. Mary Surrat and the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln. Mary Surratt ran a boarding house in Washington where the conspirators, including her own son, John, met to plan the assination. Mary's complicity in the matter has been debated ever since. She was the first woman to be executed by the federal govenment of the United States. I picked up this book due to the movie tie-in and ended up pleasantly surprised. It covers the lead up to Lincoln's assassination and the complex world of Southern Maryland and Washington D.C. before, during and just after the Civil War. The trial of the conspirators provides a gateway into the minds of those who worked against the Union and shows how painful the Civil War was for all Americans. A book that moves along quickly without cutting out any details and presents a thoughtful look at what happened around Lincoln's assassination. I would recommend it to anyone with an interest in federal law, the Civil War and who's interested in women who have played a part in all of them. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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 the assassination. When a military tribunal convicted her for her crimes and sentenced her to death, five of the nine commissioners petitioned President Andrew Johnson to show mercy on Surratt because of her sex and age. Unmoved, Johnson refused--Surratt, he said, "kept the nest that hatched the egg." Historian Larson tells the intricate story of the Lincoln conspiracy through the eyes of its only female participant. Based on long-lost interviews, confessions, and court testimony, the text explores how Mary's actions defied nineteenth-century norms of femininity, piety, and motherhood, leaving her vulnerable to a punishment historically reserved for men.--From publisher description. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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