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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

This was one of my favorite books of '22. Apple has had a fairly good record recently with adaptations, so I'm hopeful with their upcoming adaptation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFT-b8eKdSo

LeahBergen How exciting! I loved this book. 2mo

vivastory @LeahBergen If I recall correctly, there is a follow-up to this book. I need to look into it. 2mo

LeahBergen I haven‘t read it either. 🤷🏻‍♀️ 2mo

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TieDyeDude Interesting. I hadn't heard of the adaption, but this is a very good book! 2mo

peaKnit Ooh adaptation!? I enjoyed this book also! 2mo

Aimeesue Living so near DC, we‘ve been to Ford‘s Theater for the tour, which was very moving. And the nearby Library of Congress has the objects that were in Lincoln‘s pockets that night. https://www.loc.gov/item/myloc16/ 2mo

Reggie Wasn‘t there a doctor whose barn the guy hid out in? And so they prosecuted that doctor, and they just exonerated him back in the 90s because his family kept up the fight for over a century saying he had nothing to do with the assassination? 2mo

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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

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Think I saw this on Litsy, sounded interesting. Audiobook is narrated by Richard Thomas, aka John-boy from The Waltons. He was a great narrator—added some drama & suspense that I may not have gotten in reading the book. Enjoyed the story, learned some history.

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vivastory

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

#12booksof2022
There was one book I found particularly riveting & informative in April & It was Swanson's account of the assassination of Lincoln at Ford's Theater & the following manhunt. At the end of the year, & so many books later, I still find the account of Lincoln, clearly beyond help at this point, being moved out of the theater & into a nearby home so that he could pass with dignity & comfort incredibly moving. Highly recommend!
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LeahBergen This one has really stuck with me, as well. 1y

vivastory @LeahBergen I'm meaning to read the follow-up that he wrote 1y

Andrew65 Sounds excellent. 1y

TieDyeDude This was an excellent book. I raved about it so much, my friend got me the follow-up for Christmas a few years ago. I still haven't gotten around to reading it... 1y

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vivastory

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

📚Macbeth*Mad & the Bad*Malorie*Man in My Basement*Manhunt*Mapping the Interior*Martian Chronicles*Masters of Atlantis*Memory Police*Moby-Dick
🖋️ McCullers*Miéville*David Mitchell
🎬 Moonage Daydream*Malignant
🎙️ Modest Mouse*Mogwai
🎧 My Name is Jonas (Weezer)*Man Who Sold the World (Nirvana)*Machinist (Japanese Breakfast)*Melting of the Sun (St Vincent)*Mariana Trench (Bright Eyes)*Maybe Sparrow (Neko Case)*Missed the Boat (Modest Mouse)

vivastory #manicmonday #letterm @CBee Happy Halloween 🎃🍂 1y

CBee I still need to read Malorie and Memory Police! Also 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 on your choices as usual 👻🎃 1y

AmyG Mogwai 👍🏻. I love reading your music choices. 1y

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vivastory @CBee I think I read them both the same year. They're pretty different but I loved them equally for differnet reasons. Malorie was exactly what I wanted Bird Box to be & Memory Police is one of the better dystopian novels pub in English recently I think that feels like it will stick around for awhile 1y

vivastory @AmyG Thanks! Have you ever heard Do Make Say Think? I was looking into post-rock music a few months ago & I saw them pop up a few times. I listened to a couple of their albums & I really like them. 1y

AmyG I like You‘re a History in Rust but that is the only album of theirs I have listened to. 1y

CBee @vivastory I think when I started Memory Police it was a bad time - parents with dementia - and I felt like I couldn‘t do it. But I very much still want to read it (someday)! 1y

vivastory @CBee That would make it difficult. I read another Ogawa that I thoroughly enjoyed & that might work better for you

Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales

CBee @vivastory oh cool, is it short stories that all connect? Sounds super good 😊 1y

vivastory @CBee It is! I read it yrs ago, from what I recall the connections are subtle. I have been wanting to revisit it. I have also heard good things about

Housekeeper and the Professor

CBee @vivastory I normally don‘t read many short stories, but if they all intersect in some way, that‘s intriguing. Another book like this is one I just came across on Litsy (gets great reviews):

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions: A Novel in Interlocking Stories

vivastory @CBee I don't read short stories often. I do like them, but I am a bit of a sucker for linked stories as it feels like a novel. 1y

CBee @vivastory exactly! I think I got a little burned out on them after having to read so many in school 😂 1y

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Jody3

Chasing Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

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This was well written and well done. Great insight and research of historical facts. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in US history.

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Librarybelle

In the Houses of Their Dead: The Lincolns, the Booths, and the Spirits | Terry Alford

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If you‘re looking for a book that follows the spiritualism of just Lincoln and JW Booth, you‘re not really going to find it here. If, instead, you are interested in reading about the influence of spiritualism on the Lincoln family and the Booth family, as well friends, then this is the book for you. Some of the stories I knew from other readings; others I did not. Overall, I was fascinated by Alford‘s examination of the beliefs ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle 🔼🔼🔼 of those tied to the families. Towards the end of the book, Alford really explores more of friends‘ interactions with spiritualism as well as nefarious deeds they commit, which kind of veered away from the spiritualist focus of most of the book. Finished this morning with all of my guys with me… #Zeke #Vladimir #SebastianKitty #Xander #CatsOfLitsy 2y

kspenmoll Hi kitties!! 2y

Librarybelle @kspenmoll 😁❤️ 2y

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vivastory

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

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It was more than a bit eerie to finish Manhunt on April 26th, the day that Booth was killed, after evading the largest manhunt in American history at that point. From Booth's preparations upon hearing the announcement by the Ford Theater that President Lincoln & Grant would be attending the play Our American Cousin to the conclusion 12 days later, Swanson's book is an urgent, informative, detailed, account of the first presidential👇

vivastory assassination. There were passages that I found incredibly tense (the attack against Seward) & others I was profoundly moved by (moving Lincoln's body out of the Ford Theater & into a home). Highly recommended. One of the best nf books I read this year.

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LeahBergen I thought this was fantastic. 👍 2y

vivastory @LeahBergen I stayed up so late to finish it. Completely worth it! Have you read his follow-up book? 2y

LeahBergen Not yet! You know how that goes… 😆 2y

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Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

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⭐️⭐️⭐️ After my recent underwhelming experience with Fowler‘s BOOTH, I needed a detailed recounting of those harrowing days. Thanks for putting this on my radar, Scott and Holly. I didn‘t love the audio narration, but the info is thorough and solid. One of the highlights of my 8th grade (1996) DC school trip was visiting Ford‘s Theatre and Petersen House. I hope to take my boys when they‘re old enough to truly appreciate the history.

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vivastory I was looking for this at HPB last week. Hope to read it over the next week or so. Glad it worked for you, despite the bad narration 2y

britt_brooke @vivastory I think you‘re going to like it. Keep me posted! 2y

Susanita Richard Thomas as in John Boy Walton? 2y

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britt_brooke @Susanita I had to look this up! Nope, appears to be coincidence. 😄 2y

Hooked_on_books I‘m glad you liked it! I read it a number of years ago in print, before I got into audio, so that‘s a bummer about the audio not being great. 2y

britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Print definitely would‘ve been better, but I also think I‘m being nitpicky, lol. The narration wasn‘t exactly bad, I just didn‘t vibe with his voice. He was too new-caster sounding, if that makes sense? 😅 2y

Cinfhen So I‘m listening to Booth now and I‘m really enjoying it!! Way more than I expected. I think knowing ahead of time that it‘s about the Booth family and not JW put me in the right direction for expectations. 2y

Cinfhen I‘m also VERY picky about narrator‘s voices!! Especially male readers. 2y

Hooked_on_books Makes total sense! And it makes such a difference, having a good reader who is right for the book. The right narrator can make a so-so book better and a bad narrator can bring a great book down. 2y

britt_brooke @Cinfhen I knew that going in, too - I just thought the reasoning for nearly leaving him out was kind of pointless. And it didn‘t just hold my attention well. 🙈 I‘m happy you‘re enjoying it!! (edited) 2y

britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Completely agree! 2y

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britt_brooke

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase to Catch Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson

🎧🐾 Had to snap a photo of this gorgeous tree while walking Champ early this morning. Our neighborhood is popping with springtime and I love it!

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Leftcoastzen That was my grandma‘s favorite tree! Beautiful! 2y

Suet624 I've never seen a tree like that! 2y

britt_brooke @Leftcoastzen Aw, that made me smile. 💚 2y

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britt_brooke @Suet624 There are ones that lean toward a purplish color, too. So pretty! Definitely one of my favorite things about spring in Tennessee. 2y

Suet624 I lived in Alexandria TN for four years and never had the pleasure of seeing these beauties. I lived on a commune off a beaten path and through several creeks so I didn't get out much. :) 2y

LeahBergen So pretty! 2y

britt_brooke @Suet624 That sounds like an interesting story there, Sue! 2y

BarbaraBB So so pretty 🤩 2y

Suet624 @britt_brooke Sure is. I have lots of funny stories from there. And some hard core pioneer stories. Honestly, it's the best way to live as a single mom. Lots of helpers. :) 2y

britt_brooke @Suet624 That‘s amazing! 2y

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