Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York’s Award of Achievement A Historical past E book Membership Choice The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is often advised as a story of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This isn’t solely too easy a proof; Blood on the Moon reveals that it’s utterly mistaken. John Wilkes Sales space was neither mad nor alone in his act of homicide. He obtained the assistance of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County doctor who has been portrayed because the harmless sufferer of a vengeful authorities. Sales space was additionally aided by the Accomplice management in Richmond. As he made his plans to strike at Lincoln, Sales space was in touch with key members of the Accomplice underground, and after the assassination these similar forces used all of their sources to aim his escape. Famous Lincoln authority Edward Steers Jr. introduces the solid of characters on this ill-fated drama, he explores why they had been so prepared to assist pull the set off, and corrects the numerous misconceptions surrounding this defining second that modified American historical past. After finishing an acclaimed profession as a analysis scientist on the Nationwide Institutes of Well being, Edward Steers Jr. has turned his analysis expertise to the Lincoln assassination. He’s the creator of a number of books in regards to the president, together with The Trial.