Cover image for The hunt for John Wilkes Booth
Title:
The hunt for John Wilkes Booth
Author:
Hall, Michael C., 1971- , narrator.
Publication Information:
[New York] : A&E Television Networks, 2008.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (approximately 94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary:
From the fateful balcony in Ford's Theatre to Dr. Samuel Mudd's remote home to the fiery showdown in a Virginia farmhouse, experience firsthand the suspenseful, breakneck search for America's first presidential assassin. Discover the awesome reach of his conspiracy, which had further targeted Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward in a bid to undermine the U.S. Government and give the Confederacy a second chance. No man has ever been hunted with greater fervor, with 10,000 federal troops, detectives and police hunting those responsible for assassinating President Lincoln.
General Note:
"Travel the escape route of one of America's earliest assassins as he eludes the biggest manhunt in history"--Container insert.
Language:
English
Reading Level:
Not rated.
ISBN:
9781422907320
UPC:
733961108811
Format :
DVD