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The Assassin's Accomplice, movie tie-in - Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln (Paperback, Media tie-in) Loot Price: R317
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The Assassin's Accomplice, movie tie-in - Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln (Paperback, Media tie-in)

Kate Larson

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In "The Assassin's Accomplice," historian Kate Clifford Larson tells the gripping story of Mary Surratt, a little-known participant in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the federal government of the United States. Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer, ran the boarding house in Washington where the conspirators-including her rebel son, John Surratt-met to plan the assassination. When a military tribunal convicted her for her crimes and sentenced her to death, five of the nine commissioners petitioned President Andrew Johnson to show mercy on Surratt because of her sex and age. Unmoved, Johnson refused-Surratt, he said, "kept the nest that hatched the egg." Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, "The Assassin's Accomplice" tells the intricate story of the Lincoln conspiracy through the eyes of its only female participant. Based on long-lost interviews, confessions, and court testimony, the text explores how Mary's actions defied nineteenth-century norms of femininity, piety, and motherhood, leaving her vulnerable to deadly punishment historically reserved for men. A riveting narrative account of sex, espionage, and murder cloaked in the enchantments of Southern womanhood, "The Assassin's Accomplice" offers a fresh perspective on America's most famous murder.

General

Imprint: BasicBooks
Country of origin: United States
Release date: February 2011
First published: February 2011
Authors: Kate Larson
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 263
Edition: Media tie-in
ISBN-13: 978-0-465-02441-4
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political activism > Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle > Political assassinations
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN: 0-465-02441-6
Barcode: 9780465024414

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