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The assassin's accomplice : Mary Surratt and the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln / by Larson, Kate Clifford.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The true story of Mary Surratt, a shadowy figure behind the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first woman executed by the federal government."Devoted body and soul to the cause" -- Creating a life, building the nest -- Rebels, spies, and couriers -- Keeper of the nest -- The assassin's accomplice -- A shrewd witness -- The "materfamilias" of the criminals -- The case for the defense -- The verdict : swift and deadly -- Scenes at the scaffold -- American tragedy or American justice?
Subjects: Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865.; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Conspiracies; Trials (Assassination);
© 2010, Basic Books,
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Lincoln's assassins : their trial and execution : an illustrated history / by Swanson, James L.,1959-; Weinberg, Daniel R.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-147).Traces the 1865 military trial of eight people accused of conspiring with John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Lincoln and other high officials.
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Trials (Assassination); Trials (Assassination); Assassins; Assassins;
© 2006., W. Morrow,
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The conspirator [videorecording] / by Redford, Robert.prodrt; Solomon, James(James D.)ausaut; Bernstein, Gregory,1955-aut; Shapiro, Greg.pro; Holderman, Bill.pro; Falk, Brian.pro; Stone, Robert,1964-pro; Ricketts, Joe.pro; Samuels, Jeremiah.pro; Stone, Webster,1960-pro; McAvoy, James,1979-act; Wright, Robin,1966-act; Kline, Kevin.act; Wood, Evan Rachel,1987-act; Huston, Danny,1962-act; Long, Justin,1978-act; Meaney, Colm,1953-act; Bledel, Alexis,1982-act; Dale, James Badge,1978-act; Kebbell, Toby.act; Simmons, Johnny,1986-act; Reedus, Norman,1969-act; Cullum, John,1930-act; True, Jim.act; Groff, Jonathan.act; Root, Stephen.act; Bauer, Chris.act; Andrews, David,1952-act; Wilkinson, Tom,1948-act; Isham, Mark.cmp; Jennings, Thomas.ausdrt; Tom Jennings Productions, Inc.; Roadside Attractions (Firm); American Film Manufacturing Company.; Wildwood Enterprises.; Lions Gate Films.;
DVD-video; region 1, NTSC; 5.1 Dolby Digital surround; widescreen presentation, 2.35:1 aspect ratio, for 16x9 televisions.James McAvoy (Nicholas Baker), Robin Wright (Mary Surratt), Kevin Kline (Edwin Stanton), Evan Rachel Wood (Anna Surratt), Danny Huston (Joseph Holt), Justin Long (Nicholas Baker), Colm Meaney (General Hunter), Alexis Bledel (Sarah Weston), James Badge Dale (William Hamilton), Toby Kebbell (John Wilkes Booth), Johnny Simmons (John Surratt), Norman Reedus (Lewis Payne), John Cullum (Justice Wylie), Jim True-Frost (General Hartranft), Jonathan Groff (Louis Weichmann), Stephen Root (John Lloyd), Chris Bauer (Major Smith), David Andrews (Father Walter), Tom Wilkinson (Reverdy Johnson).Director of photography, Newton Thomas Sigel ; production designer, Kalina Ivanov ; editor, Craig McKay ; costume designer, Louise Frogley ; music, Mark Isham ; consulting historians, Frederic L. Borch, James McPherson, Thomas R. Turner.MPAA rating: PG-13; for some violent content.In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President, the Vice-President, and the Secretary of State. The lone woman charged, Mary Surratt, 42, owns a boarding house where John Wilkes Booth and others met and planned the simultaneous attacks. Against the ominous back-drop of post-Civil War Washington, newly-minted lawyer Frederick Aiken, a 28-year-old Union war hero, reluctantly agrees to defend Surratt before a military tribunal. As the trial unfolds, Aiken realizes his client may be innocent and that she is being used as bait and hostage in order to capture the only conspirator to have escaped a massive manhunt--her own son.
Subjects: Historical films.; Fiction films.; Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Melodramas (Motion pictures); Feature films; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865; Military courts; Trials (Assassination); Political crimes and offenses; Presidents; Conspiracies;
© c2011., Lions Gate Films,
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The Manchurian candidate / by Koch, Howard W.,Jr.,1916-2001,film producer.; Axelrod, George,screenwriter,film producer.; Frankenheimer, John,1930-2002,film producer,film director.; Sinatra, Frank,1915-1998,actor.; Harvey, Laurence,actor.; Leigh, Janet,actor.; Lansbury, Angela,1925-actor.; Silva, Henry,1928-actor.; Gregory, James,1911-2002,actor.; Parrish, Leslie,actor.; McGiver, John,1913-1975,actor.; Dhiegh, Khigh,actor.; Edwards, James,1918-1970,actor.; Henderson, Douglas,1919-1978,actor.; Paulsen, Albert,1925-2004,actor.; Kelley, Barry,1908-1991,actor.; Corrigan, Lloyd,1900-1969,actor.; Spivy,Madame,1907-1971,actor.; Amram, David,composer (expression),conductor.; Lindon, Lionel,director of photography.; Sylbert, Richard,production designer.; Webster, Ferris,1912-1989,film editor.; Mabry, Moss,costume designer.; Nelson, George,1927-1992,set decorator.; Jefferies, Wesley V.,1906-2000,costume designer.; Motion picture adaptation of (work):Condon, Richard.Manchurian candidate.; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.; MGM Home Entertainment Inc.;
DVD; NTSC; region 1; anamorphic widescreen format (1.75:1 aspect ratio); Dolby Digital.Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Janet Leigh, Angela Lansbury, Henry Silva, James Gregory, Leslie Parrish, John McGiver, Khigh Dhiegh, James Edwards, Douglas Henderson, Albert Paulsen, Barry Kelley, Lloyd Corrigan, Madame Spivy.Music composed and conducted by David Amram ; director of photography, Lionel Lindon ; production designer, Richard Sylbert ; film editor, Ferris Webster ; costumes by Moss Mabry ; set decorator, George R. Nelson ; costumer, Wesley V. Jefferies.MPAA rating: PG-13National Film Registry, 1994.A U.S. Army platoon, captured in the Korean conflict, is whisked to Manchuria for three nightmarish days of experimental drug-and-hypnosis-induced conditioning to carry out the orders of the enemy upon release. When a decorated Korean War veteran who has been brainwashed starts to commit political assassinations, his old military commander begins to suspect and must stop him.Old Saint Raymond -- Through quicksand -- Main title -- Hail our hero, full of hate -- Manchurian Garden Club -- "The kindest, bravest ..." -- X number of communists -- Death of a mascot -- A little solitaire -- "American" symptoms -- Trial assassination -- "It's just not true!" -- More or less Rosie -- Cook and valet -- Card-carrying ketchup Reds -- Marco a mano -- "They could've asked me" -- Dream matchers -- Positive ID -- "I am not lovable" -- Love by snakebite -- Mother knows best -- Power of submersion -- The queen of diamonds -- A gracious reintroduction -- Dressed up & unmasked -- "Will you block us?" -- A forced deck -- The luckiest, sickest man -- The family plot -- Unlocking the doors -- Like a traitor scorned -- Stupidity officer -- Conventional time bomb -- Stopping the unstoppable -- Eulogy for a hero.
Subjects: Conspiracy films.; Thrillers (Motion pictures); Condon, Richard; Presidents; Brainwashing; Assassins; Korean War, 1950-1953; Mothers and sons; Cold War;
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True Crime in the Civil War : Cases of Murder, Treason, Counterfeiting, Massacre, Plunder & Abuse. by Buhk, Tobin T.;
Preface -- Introduction the criminal state of the union -- Inside Castle Thunder, notorious Richmond prison -- Sam Upham's counterfeiting scheme -- Benjamin Butler, Beast of New Orleans -- The sack of Athens and the court-martial of Col. J.B. Turchin -- Feuding generals : the murder of Bull Nelson and the Walker-Marmaduke Duel -- The Faulkner outrage and Detroit's draft riot -- The slaying of the Beckham family -- The Lawrence Massacre and the not-so-civil war of Quantrill, Anderson, and the James Brothers -- The murder of Gen. Earl van Dorn -- No quarter : Bedford Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre -- Manhattan burning : the rebel arson plot -- Sue Mundy, terror of Kentucky -- The trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators -- Fifty-three counts of murder : Champ Ferguson's private war -- Murder or misadventure? : Temperance Neely kills her former slave -- The war crimes trial of Andersonville's controversial commandant. Shows how the American Civil War created new opportunities for crime from revenge against personal enemies, counterfeiting, plunder, and abuse to massacre, and discusses the draft riot in Detroit, the Fort pillow Massacre, the rebel plot to burn New York City, and more.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2020. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
On-line resources: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kirtland-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5253555 -- Available online. Click here to access.;
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True crime in the Civil War : cases of murder, treason, counterfeiting, massacre, plunder, & abuse / by Buhk, Tobin T.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-299) and index.Preface -- Introduction the criminal state of the union -- Inside Castle Thunder, notorious Richmond prison -- Sam Upham's counterfeiting scheme -- Benjamin Butler, Beast of New Orleans -- The sack of Athens and the court-martial of Col. J. B. Turchin -- Feuding generals : the murder of Bull Nelson and the Walker-Marmaduke Duel -- The Faulkner outrage and Detroit's draft riot -- The slaying of the Beckham family -- The Lawrence Massacre and the not-so-civil war of Quantrill, Anderson, and the James Brothers -- The murder of Gen. Earl van Dorn -- No quarter : Bedford Forrest and the Fort Pillow Massacre -- Manhattan burning : the rebel arson plot -- Sue Mundy, terror of Kentucky -- The trial of the Lincoln assassination conspirators -- Fifty-three counts of murder : Champ Ferguson's private war -- Murder or misadventure? : Temperance Neely kills her former slave -- The war crimes trial of Andersonville's controversial commandant.Shows how the American Civil War created new opportunities for crime from revenge against personal enemies, counterfeiting, plunder, and abuse to massacre, and discusses the draft riot in Detroit, the Fort pillow Massacre, the rebel plot to burn New York City, and more.
Subjects: Civil-military relations; War crimes; Trials (Military offenses);
© c2012., Stackpole Books,
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Furyborn : [electronic resource] : The Empirium trilogy series, book 1. by Legrand, Claire.;
When assassins ambush her best friend, Rielle Dardenne risks everything to save him, exposing herself as one of a pair of prophesied queens: a queen of light, and a queen of blood. To prove she is the Sun Queen, Rielle must endure seven elemental magic trials. If she fails, she will be executed...unless the trials kill her first. One thousand years later, the legend of Queen Rielle is a fairy tale to Eliana Ferracora. A bounty hunter for the Undying Empire, Eliana believes herself untouchable -- until her mother vanishes. To find her, Eliana joins a rebel captain and discovers that the evil at the empire's heart is more terrible than she ever imagined. As Rielle and Eliana fight in a cosmic war that spans millennia, their stories intersect, and the shocking connections between them ultimately determine the fate of their world -- and of each other.Text Difficulty 3 - Text Difficulty 4UG/Upper grades (9th-12)7105.1Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Young Adult Fiction.; Fantasy.; Young Adult Literature.;
© 2018.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=3690202 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Manhunt : the twelve-day chase for Lincoln's killer / by Swanson, James L.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [397]-438) and index."I had this strange dream again last night" -- "I have done it" -- "His sacred blood" -- "We have assassinated the President" -- "Find the murderers" -- "That vile rabble of human bloodhounds" -- "Hunted like a dog" -- "I have some little pride" -- "Useless, useless" -- "So runs the world away".The murder of Abraham Lincoln set off the greatest manhunt in American history. From April 14 to April 26, 1865, the assassin led Union cavalry and detectives on a wild twelve-day chase through the streets of Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and into the forests of Virginia, while the nation, still reeling from the just-ended Civil War, watched in horror. A Confederate sympathizer and a member of a celebrated acting family, John Wilkes Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South's defeat. Based on rare archival materials, obscure trial transcripts, and Lincoln's own blood relics, this book is a fully documented work, but it is also a tale of murder, intrigue, and betrayal, an hour-by-hour account told through the eyes of the hunted and the hunters.--From publisher description.
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.; Fugitives from justice; Assassination; Criminal investigation;
© c2006., William Morrow,
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Trotsky : the eternal revolutionary / by Volkogonov, Dmitriĭ Antonovich.; Shukman, Harold.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 489-509) and index.At last, based on full access to Soviet and Western archives, as well as interviews with surviving members of the Trotsky family and others, Dmitri Volkogonov offers a breakthrough reinterpretation. No source is ignored: Volkogonov even interviewed a member of Stalin's NKVD hit squad that assassinated Trotsky. Through his access to internal memos sent between Trotsky, Lenin, and Stalin, we learn of the blistering intensity of the animus between Stalin and Trotsky that began under Lenin with petty disputes over military strategy, continued under Stalin with a series of public trials of so-called Trotskyites, and culminated in the extensive planning for and eventual assassination of Trotsky. The result is a stunning work, one that compares the flesh-and-blood Trotsky with the Orator-in-Chief of revolutionary ideology, and discovers contradictions both profound and deadly. Volkogonov unsparingly illustrates Trotsky's rigidity and ruthlessness, and he takes issue with Trotsky's military leadership. He shows us that Trotsky's unwavering, monomaniacal commitment to world communist revolution made him, at times, both corrupt and foolishly myopic. We learn that Trotsky was both the man who gave away his own gold watch to a brave Red Army soldier and the man who advocated the use of blocking units, in which a rear line of soldiers were ordered to shoot their frontline comrades if they failed to charge. Ultimately, as Volkogonov shows, the tragedy of Trotsky is that his internal inconsistencies were a natural part of the entire revolutionary movement, for "Trotsky had declared intellectual war on virtually everyone". Volkogonov's account of the "eternal revolutionary" will stand as definitive for many years to come.At the turn of the century -- The madness of revolution -- The ninth wave of the vendée -- The hypnosis of revolution -- The outcast revolutionary -- The wanderer without a Visa -- Outcast of the era.
Subjects: Trotsky, Leon, 1879-1940.; Revolutionaries;
© ©1996., The Free Press,
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It happened in Michigan : remarkable events that shaped history / by Burcar, Colleen.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-146) and index.Pageant of the Sault, 1671 -- The Griffon sets sail, 1679 -- Chief Pontiac's siege on Fort Detroit, 1763 -- Battle of the River Raisin, 1813 -- Stomaching a medical discovery, 1822 -- Toledo War, 1835 -- Discovering iron ore, 1844 -- Kentucky raids the Underground Railroad, 1847 -- Orphan train's first hopeful stop, 1854 -- Assassinating a "king," 1856 -- Battle of Manton, 1882 -- Logging out of a jam, 1883 -- Thousands vowing "I do," 1907 -- Furniture strike of 1911, 1911 -- Summer spark sets towns ablaze, 1911 -- Italian Hall catastrophe, 1913 -- Storm of 1913, 1913 -- Dyers and cleaners war, 1924 -- The Ossian Sweet trial, 1925 -- Dramatic rescue at the Pabst Mine, 1926 -- Bath School disaster, 1927 -- Battle of the overpass, 1937 -- Detroit race riots, 1943 -- Japanese balloon bombs, 1945 -- Lost in space : NW Flight 2501, 1950 -- Bridging the gap, 1957 -- Motor City gives birth to Motown, 1959 -- World Series heals wounds, 1968 -- Arthur Hill plays to perfection, 1973 -- Indoor grass sets new soccer standard, 1994 -- Michigan facts and trivia.
© ©2010., Globe Pequot Press,
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