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The million-dollar man who helped kill a president : George Washington Gayle and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln /

Other Title:
George Washington Gayle and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln
Authors:
McIlwain, Christopher Lyle,
Item ID:
71201900100004
Publisher:
El Dorado Hills, California : Savas Beatie LLC, [2018]
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9781611213942; 1611213940; 9781611213959
Call Number:
E457.5
Physical Description:
xv, 265 pages ; 24 cm
Topic:
Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy Trial, Washington, D.C., 1865.
Advertising, Newspaper -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Miscellanea.
Lawyers -- Alabama -- Biography.
Legislators -- Alabama -- Biography.
Gayle, George Washington, 1807-1875.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
Alabama -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Southern States -- Politics and government -- 19th century.
Dallas County (Ala.) -- Biography.
Note:
"This book discusses the involvement of an Alabama lawyer and other private individuals in a rogue conspiracy to assassinate Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson, and William Seward in 1865."--Provided by publisher.; A faithful disciple of the old pannel Jackson Democracy -- Leave this accursed Union -- The slaveholder -- Great God what a country -- Lincoln will have his assassin -- Cruel tyrants cannot live in a land of liberty -- Deeds of avenging war -- A shrewd, cold-blooded rascal -- A wicked pardon -- A mean man is dead.
OCLC Number:
on1042076020
Holding Institution:
Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection, Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Available for Viewing:
By appointment only
Category:
Books & Pamphlets