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

Bloody Times: The Funeral of Abraham Lincoln and The Manhunt for Jefferson Davis by James L. Swanson

This book is adapted from Swanson’s adult book, Bloody Crimes: The Case for Jefferson Davis and the Death Pageant for Lincoln’s Corpse.  The author went into detail covering the final days of the Civil War and the events that took place.  Swanson focused on Lincoln and Davis. The author recounts the assassination, the funeral procession and Davis’ final days as president of the Confederacy.  The pictures scattered throughout the book give history buffs a primary source.  It was a quick read…one that kept me involved through the last page.