Dark Union by Leonard F Guttridge

Dark Union by Leonard F Guttridge

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This title reveals how the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln was woven through an even more complex plot to pay for and profit on the Union war effort by trading for Confederate cotton - a scheme approved by Lincoln himself which also ended in murder.

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Dark Union by Leonard F Guttridge

The real truth behind the assassination of our 16th president Written by the critically acclaimed author of Ghosts of Cape Sabine, Dark Union reveals for the first time how the plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln was woven through an even more complex scheme to pay for and profit from the Union war effort by trading in Confederate cotton. Based largely on previously unseen, long--lost archival material to which the authors have exclusive access this book explains why, ironically, this scheme was approved by Lincoln himself. It also provides additional evidence that John Wilkes Booth was, as some have asserted, not killed soon after the assassination, but rather fled to India. Leonard F. Guttridge (Alexandria, VA) is the critically acclaimed historian and author of Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition; Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole; Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection; and The Commodores. Ray A. Neff (Marshall, IL) is a former chemistry professor who owns the rich trove of research material on which much of the book is based.
Historian LEONARD F. GUTTRIDGE is the critically acclaimed author of Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition; Icebound: The Jeannette Expedition's Quest for the North Pole; Mutiny: A History of Naval Insurrection; and The Commodores. Dr. RAY A. NEFF is an Emeritus Professor at Indiana State University and an authority on the Civil War era. He has published several books, is the owner of six patents, and served in the Department of Health and Safety for seventeen years.
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ISBN 13 9780471264811
ISBN 10 0471264814
Title Dark Union
Author Leonard F Guttridge
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 2003-08-18
Number of pages 288
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