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02760aam a22003978i 4500 001 A7032F96F2F211E49475ABD7DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150505014724 008 150302s2015 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2015005450 020 $a 0786497467 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786497461 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)890510391 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a E457.5 $b .F33 2015 082 00 $a 973.7092 $2 23 100 1 $a Fazio, John C., $d 1938- 245 10 $a Decapitating the union : $b Jefferson Davis, Judah Benjamin and the plot to assassinate Lincoln / $c John C. Fazio ; foreword by Joan L. Chaconas. 263 $a 1504 264 1 $a Jefferson, North Carolina : $b McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, $c 2015. 300 $a x, 408 p. ; $c 26 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Prelude -- The underground mosaic -- John Wilkes Booth -- John Harrison Surratt -- Mary Elizabeth (Jenkins) Surratt -- Lewis Thornton Powell -- David Edgar Herold -- George Andrew Atzerodt -- Samuel Bland Arnold -- Michael O'Laughlen -- Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd -- Kidnapping -- The setting for assassination -- The riddles of francis P. Burke -- The conundrums of John F. Parker -- The enigmas of Charles Forbes -- The brace and mortise -- The peephole in door no. 7 -- The door locks and Booth's entry to the box -- Carnage in the box -- Booth's descent to the stage and declamations -- Booth's broken leg -- Booth's exit and escape -- The mysteries of Silas T. Cobb -- Attempted decapitation -- Death of the president -- Pursuit of the fugitives; death of Booth -- Incarceration, trial and sentencing -- Spangler was innocent! -- Conspiracy. 520 $a "This comprehensive re-examination of the facts seeks to correct major and minor errors in the record, reconcile differences of opinion, offer explanations for unknowns and evaluate theories. The conspiracy theory is rejected in favor of the theory that Booth worked with the complicity of the highest levels of the Confederate Government and its Secret Service Bureau"-- $c Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Lincoln, Abraham, $d 1809-1865 $x Assassination. 600 10 $a Booth, John Wilkes, $d 1838-1865. 600 10 $a Davis, Jefferson, $d 1808-1889. 600 10 $a Benjamin, J. P. $q (Judah Philip), $d 1811-1884. 651 0 $a United States $x Secret service. $y Civil War, 1861-1865 $x Secret service. 650 0 $a Conspiracies $z United States $x History $y 19th century. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213023155.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826111820.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A7032F96F2F211E49475ABD7DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search