The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln

Clifford Larson, Kate

ISBN 10: 1423363728 ISBN 13: 9781423363729

Publisher: Brilliance Audio, 2008

Synopsis

In The Assassin’s Accomplice, historian Kate Clifford Larson tells the gripping story of Mary Surratt, a little-known conspirator in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the federal government. A Confederate sympathizer, Surratt ran the boarding house where the conspirators met to plan Lincoln’s assassination. Set against the backdrop of the Civil War, The Assassin’s Accomplice tells the intricate story of the Lincoln conspiracy through the eyes of its only female participant, offering a fresh perspective on America’s most famous murder.

“A masterful recounting of the surprisingly wide and intricate conspiracy of Southern sympathizers who formed the murder plot, focusing on perhaps the most controversial figure in the story.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune

“Larson captures brilliantly the atmosphere of Mary Surratt’s trial in a crowded court room.... Her description of the drama of Mary’s last hours, when she was broken by a death sentence that neither she nor her lawyers had believed possible, makes compelling reading.” —Spectator (UK)

“Historical reporting at its very best.” —Larry Cox, King Features Syndicate

“[A] spirited narrative... the tale itself could not be better told, nor could the cast of characters be brought more to life.” —Publishers Weekly

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About the Author

Kate Clifford Larson holds a doctorate from the University of New Hampshire and currently teaches history at Simmons College. She is the author of Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. She lives in Winchester, Massachusetts.

From AudioFile

John Wilkes Booth did not act alone; eight people were eventually indicted as co-conspirators in Lincoln's murder. Accounts of their lives, nefarious plots, and historical trial fill this audiobook with the details true-crime and Civil War aficionados love. Narrator Laural Merlington reads with a forceful expression, modulating her word emphasis and tone to keep the listener's attention level during the prosecution high and the final moments on the scaffold riveting. Although she sometimes gives a gruff snarl for men and a female squeak for women, Merlington's own distinct voice usually prevails. Because the principal conspirator, Mary Surratt, was a woman, having a female narrator brings a credible authenticity to Mary's wordsand to her screams as she approaches the stairs of the gallows. J.A.H. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Brilliance Audio
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1423363728
• ISBN 13: 9781423363729
• Binding: Audio CD
• Number of pages: 7