The Mystery Of Mary Surratt: The Plot To Kill President Lincoln

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Summary: An aptly researched and presented account
Review: The Mystery of Mary Surratt is a straightforward treatment of a controversy in American history, concerning the role of Mary Surratt in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Convicted and hanged in 1865 for conspiring to bring about his death, it remains a matter of debate whether she was a criminal mastermind or an unwitting dupe who did a few favors for her friend John Wilkes Booth. An aptly researched and presented account by accomplished reporter and journalism professor Rebecca Jones, The Mystery of Mary Surratt is a head-on, no-nonsense, and engrossing look at an individual criminal justice case presented in plain terms for general readers of all ages.