Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

by Jr. Edward Steers

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Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement A History Book Club Selection The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles show more County physician who has been portrayed as the innocent victim of a vengeful government. Booth was also ai. show less

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Edward Steers, Jr.
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Edward Steers Jr., a recognized authority on the Lincoln assassination, is the author of several books, including Getting Right with Lincoln: Correcting Misconceptions about Our Greatest President, Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Contabulations Associated with Our Greatest President.

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2001
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Albany, New York, USA; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Ford's Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA; Grover's Theatre, Washington, D.C., USA; Washington, D.C., USA (show all 7); Zekiah Swamp, Maryland, USA
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Assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Epigraph
And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth,

blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke.

The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into

blood, before the terrible day of the Lord cometh.<... (show all)br>
Joel 2:31-32
Dedication
To

Edward Steers Sr. (1910-1990),

whose love of history rubbed off,

to

Patricia Aire Steers,

who love of me made this book possible,

and

to

Molly,

in whose absenc... (show all)e this book would have been

finished one year sooner.
First words
Abraham Lincoln has become the subject of more writings than any other person in American history.
Last words
(Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The sun had turned into darkness, and the moon to blood.
Blurbers
Hanchett, William; Hall, James O.; Turner, Thomas Reed

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Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS
973.7 — History & geography History of North America United States Civil War Era (1857-1865)
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E457.5 .S788 — History of the United States United States Civil War period, 1861-1865 Lincoln's administrations, 1861-April 15, 1865
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