Throughout this read James Swanson, the author does an incredible job at painting a picture with fine detail about the assassination to hunting Booth down and explaining the adventures of his journeys within the 12 days of the manhunt. Swanson conveys multiple sides of characters involved, looking at seamy as well as heroic sides. In this story, the author also provides us with a window on a particular time in American history, what life was like and what the values of those days were. Swanson has a tendency toward the dramatic which is somewhat This is the first time I've ever considered John Wilkes Booth as anything other than a character in a musical. Swanson clearly sympathizes with Booth's situation and his partners in crime who, however
