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The Assassin's Accomplice, Movie Tie-in: Mary Surratt And The Plot To Kill Abraham Lincoln (2011)

by Kate Larson(Favorite Author)

3.57 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0465024416 (ISBN13: 9780465024414)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Basic Books

review 1: Assassins Accomplice is a nice addition to the narrative on the Lincoln Assassination. This is a book which should be read in addition (preferably after) other more detailed accounts on the Lincoln assassination itself. Kate Larson does a nice job of adding facts and components around the main event. She focuses more on Mary Surratt and activities prior to Lincolns’ death (including history on Mary) and then the interrogation and trial component afterwards. The nice thing about this book is it provides some accounts and facts about the ancillary characters which other Lincoln Assassination books only lightly go over (or might not mention at all). It’s also the most in depth feedback on Mary Surratt that I have read to date and very enlightening in that regard. The book... more is written well and keeps you engaged. It’s enlightening to see in the forward – the author had a preconceived opinion on what she was going to uncover, but ultimately changed her mind in the course of writing. After reading myself– the facts presented leave little doubt that Mary Surratt played a role in the unfortunate plot to assassinate Lincoln and certainly knew more than she cared to let on. She indeed “kept the nest that hatched the egg”.
review 2: 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. less

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