Winner of the 2001 The Lincoln Group of New York's Award of Achievement A History Book Club Selection The assassination of Abraham Lincoln is usually told as a tale of a lone deranged actor who struck from a twisted lust for revenge. This is not only too simple an explanation; Blood on the Moon reveals that it is completely wrong. John Wilkes Booth was neither mad nor alone in his act of murder. He received the help of many, not the least of whom was Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd, the Charles County physician who has been portrayed as the innocent victim of a vengeful government. Booth was also aided by the Confederate leadership in Richmond. As he made his plans to strike at Lincoln, Booth was in contact with key members of the Confederate underground, and after the assassination these same forces used all of their resources to attempt his escape. Noted Lincoln authority Edward Steers Jr. introduces the cast of characters in this ill-fated drama, he explores why they were so willing to help pull the trigger, and corrects the many misconceptions surrounding this defining moment that changed American history. After completing an acclaimed career as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health, Edward Steers Jr. has turned his research skills to the Lincoln assassination. He is the author of several books about the president, including The Trial.

About the Author
Edward Steers Jr. is the author of numerous books including Blood on the Moon: The Assassination of President Lincoln, Lincoln Legends: Myths, Hoaxes, and Confabulations Associated with Our Greatest President, and The Lincoln Assassination Encyclopedia. He lives in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia.

Reviews
If you are going to read only one book on the Lincoln assassination, this is the one! - James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize winner for Battle Cry of Freedom ""Immediately takes its place as the standard by which all other books dealing with Lincoln's assassination will be judged: it is must reading for anyone interested in the Civil War or American history."" - Joseph E. Garrera, President, Lincoln Group of New York ""Steers has a sharp ear for historical discordance and a novelist's eye for illuminating detail.... Provocative reading."" - Publishers Weekly



Book Information
ISBN 9780813191515
Author Edward Steers
Format Paperback
Page Count 402
Imprint The University Press of Kentucky
Publisher The University Press of Kentucky