| Description |
1 sound file : digital. |
| Playing Time |
124519 |
| System Details |
Requires OverDrive Media Console |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Performer |
Read by Richard Thomas. |
| Note |
Duration: 12:45:19. |
| Summary |
On the morning of April 2, 1865, Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy, received a telegram from General Robert E. Lee. There is no more time--the Yankees are coming, it warned. Shortly before midnight, Davis fled the capital, setting off an intense and thrilling chase in which Union cavalry hunted the Confederate president.Two weeks later, President Lincoln was assassinated, and the nation was convinced that Davis was involved in the conspiracy that led to the crime... |
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 -- Captivity, 1865-1867.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Death and burial.
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Fugitives from justice -- United States -- Case studies. -- Sound recordings.
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Political prisoners -- United States -- Case studies. -- Sound recordings.
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United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Prisoners and prisons.
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| Genre |
Audiobooks.
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Downloadable audiobooks. |
| Added Author |
Thomas, Richard, 1951- nr
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Harper Audio (Firm)
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Recorded Books, LLC.
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| Other Form: |
Source record: Swanson, James L. Bloody crimes. Unabridged. New York : Harper Audio ; Prince Frederick, MD : Distributed by Recorded Books, p2010 9780061988479 (OCoLC)670287608 |
| ISBN |
9780061988615 (electronic audio bk.) |
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0061988618 (electronic audio bk.) |
| Music No. |
DB093 Recorded Books |
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