James L. Swanson discusses his newest book, Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse, the sequel to his award-winning work Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer. Swanson weaves together the stories of two fallen leaders as they made their last journeys through a wounded nation. Abraham Lincoln’s final journey began when soldiers placed his corpse aboard a special train for the 1,600-mile trip to Springfield. Many were convinced that Davis, president of the Confederacy, was involved in the conspiracy that led to Lincoln’s assassination. His last journey, hunted down by Union cavalry, was the beginning of a dramatic odyssey that would transform him into a martyr of the South’s Lost Cause. The book recently received a rave review from The Washington Post. A book-signing will follow the program.
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