Lincoln’s Final Hours
When John Wilkes Booth trained his derringer on America’s greatest president, the drama was just beginning. His actions set in motion unintended consequences that would upend the lives of ordinary Washingtonians and extraordinary national figures alike. In one split second, their futures forked.
Lincoln’s Final Hours knits together their true stories, beginning with the nation’s first presidential assassination but recounting a humilitating public death at the Smithsonian, a harrowing walk up Washington’s Tenth Street, a glitzy Broadway nightclub so popular the Ziegfeld Follies sang about it, and a high-society murder that rocked Albany, N.Y. Although it reads like a crime novel, every detail and quote in Lincoln’s Final Hours is true and documented.
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“While Lincoln’s assassination has been covered in numerous books and articles, Canavan offers a fresh look at the subject. Her use of sources goes well beyond that of most scholars, and she writes with a flair not often found in historical works.” – Edward Steers Jr., Author of “Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln.”
“While there have been thousands of books written about Lincoln’s assassination and his last hours, “Lincoln’s Final Hours” is a welcome addition to a crowded field. Fast paced, dramatic, and exciting, the reader will be hard-pressed to put it down.” – Frank J. Williams, founding chair of the Lincoln Forum.
“A valuable addition to the body of published work about Lincoln and his death.” – Joan Chaconas, historian at the Surratt House Museum.
“While there have been thousands of books written about Lincoln’s assassination and his last hours, “Lincoln’s Final Hours” is a welcome addition to a crowded field. Fast paced, dramatic, and exciting, the reader will be hard-pressed to put it down.” – Frank J. Williams, founding chair of the Lincoln Forum.
“A valuable addition to the body of published work about Lincoln and his death.” – Joan Chaconas, historian at the Surratt House Museum.