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James L. Swanson

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James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. Swanson has degrees in history from the University of Chicago, where he was a student of John Hope Franklin, and in law from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C., including at the United States Department of Justice. Swanson serves on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Society. Born on Lincoln's birthday, he has studied and collected books, documents, photographs, art, and artifacts from Abraham Lincoln's life—and death—since he was ten years old.

James L. Swanson

4/5 ( ratings)

James Swanson is the Edgar Award-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer. Swanson has degrees in history from the University of Chicago, where he was a student of John Hope Franklin, and in law from the University of California, Los Angeles.

He has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C., including at the United States Department of Justice. Swanson serves on the advisory council of the Ford's Theatre Society. Born on Lincoln's birthday, he has studied and collected books, documents, photographs, art, and artifacts from Abraham Lincoln's life—and death—since he was ten years old.

Books from James L. Swanson

Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Chasing Lincoln's Killer

3.8/5 ( ratings)

"The President Has Been Shot!": The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

Bloody Crimes: The Chase for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln's Corpse

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Second Best Thing: Marilyn, JFK, and a Night to Remember

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin

4.1/5 ( ratings)

End of Days: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Manhunt for Jefferson Davis

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Lincoln's Assassins: Their Trial and Execution

4.1/5 ( ratings)

Bettie Page: The Life of a Pin-Up Legend

4.2/5 ( ratings)

Cato Supreme Court Review, 2001-2002

The Great Crime

The Deerfield Massacre: A Surprise Attack, a Forced March, and the Fight for Survival in Early America

Second Best Thing: Marilyn, JFK, and a Night to Remember

Bloody Crimes: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and the Chase for Jefferson Davis by James L. Swanson (2011-08-16)

The Stuff That Dreams Are Made of

The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia

Laidlaw World Geography: A Physical and Cultural Approach (Teachersed)

Cato Supreme Court Review, 2001-2002

Manhunt