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Summary Of Chasing Lincoln's Killer By James L. Swanson

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The book Chasing Lincoln’s Killer tells a mysterious story about John Wilkes Booth’s expedition as he tries to escape the soldiers trying to find him. James L. Swanson tell an informational adventure story about how Booth attempted to escape his search. The whole book talked about Booth’s escape journey including his capture. On the night before Lincoln’s assassination Booth could not sleep knowing what he was about to try to accomplish. The final hours that he spent not being the most wanted man in America was at a bar. He wanted to take his mind off of what he was going to do. He was at Ford's Theater way before the play was going to begin because he wanted to see if there will be any flaws in his plan. The gun that he chose to murder the President was a one-shot revolver. He thought that this gun would be the more classy gun other that the six-shot pistol. If he happened to miss with this gun he would have to spend 20 seconds trying his best to reload it. If he chose the pistol he could have six shots before he would have to reload. When Booth fires the shot he didn’t even know if it hit him or not …show more content…

Mudd’s house to see what was wrong with Booth’s leg. In their stay they find out that Booth has broken his ankle and that Mudd told they that they can’t stay at his house. Mudd guided them to a place where he knew that nobody would find them and let one of his friends navigate them from their. Finally when Booth and Herold get across to Virginia they stop at the Garrett Farm to look for help. Booth was extremely angry because the Garrett boys would not let them sleep in the house and made them sleep in the tobacco barn. One night when they were asleep the Garrett boys locked the door behind them. Little did the Garrett boys know that the soldiers were going to come that night. Booth ends up getting shot and killed while the others are sent with prison sentences and some even get

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