| Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search for John Wilkes Booth Contributor(s): Swanson, James L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0439903548 ISBN-13: 9780439903547 Publisher: Scholastic Press OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Games & Activities - General |
| Dewey: 973.709 |
| LCCN: 2008017994 |
| Lexile Measure: 980 |
| Physical Information: 0.78" H x 5.74" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Curriculum Strand - Biographies - Catalog Heading - Biographies |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 128375 Reading Level: 7.5 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author James Swanson delivers a riveting account of the chase for Abraham Lincoln's assassin.Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the conspirators and the manhunters, CHASING LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia. |