Hanged!: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Mille

Description: Hanged! by Sarah Miller "The thrilling story of Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the US government for her alleged involvement in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln"-- FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description From the critically acclaimed author of The Borden Murders comes the thrilling story of Mary Surratt, the first woman to be executed by the US government, for her alleged involvement in the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.A dubious distinction belongs to Mary Surratt: on July 7, 1865, she became the first woman to be executed by the United States government, accused of conspiring in the plot to assassinate not only President Abraham Lincoln, but also the vice president, the secretary of state, and General Grant. Mary Surratt was a widow, a Catholic, a businesswoman, a slave owner, a Union resident, and the mother of a Confederate Secret Service courier. As the proprietor of the boardinghouse where John Wilkes Booth and his allies are known to have gathered, Mary Surratt was widely believed, as President Andrew Johnson famously put it, to have "kept the nest that hatched the egg." But did Mrs. Surratt truly commit treason by aiding and abetting Booth in his plot to murder the president? Or was she the victim of a spectacularly cruel coincidence? Here is YA nonfiction at its best--gripping, thought-provoking, and unputdownable. Author Biography SARAH MILLER is the author of Violet and Daisy, called "meticulously detailed" in a starred review from The Horn Book; The Miracle & Tragedy of the Dionne Quintuplets, which received four starred reviews; and The Borden Murders, a School Library Journal Best Book and an ALA-YALSA Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers. In addition to her work for young readers, she is the author of the USA Today bestselling Caroline: Little House, Revisited, which was named a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Selection, among other accolades. Visit her at sarahmillerbooks.com or on Facebook at @SarahMillerwritesbooks. Review … "[A] tour de force…. Miller both respects her subject and satisfies her audiences hunger for true crime, shares the quirks of interpreting source material, and uncovers the interplay of police corruption, politics, prisoners rights, and sexism." —Booklist, starred review Excerpt from Book Chapter One Washington City, April 15, 1865 It was two or three oclock in the morning when the bell of Mary Surratts boardinghouse at 541 H Street rang "very violently." On the third floor, twenty- Details ISBN0593181573 Author Sarah Miller Short Title Hanged! Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 0593181573 ISBN-13 9780593181577 Format Hardcover Subtitle Mary Surratt and the Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln Audience Age 12 Publisher Random House USA Inc Imprint Random House USA Inc Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 16-PAGE B/W INSERT Pages 352 Publication Date 2022-11-08 AU Release Date 2022-11-08 NZ Release Date 2022-11-08 US Release Date 2022-11-08 UK Release Date 2022-11-08 DEWEY 973.7092 Audience Children / Juvenile We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:139014763;

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