The Assassin's Accomplice, movie tie-in: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln

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Kate Larson

The Assassin's Accomplice, movie tie-in

Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln

Kate Larson

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Basic Books
22 February 2011

History of the Americas; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900; Political assassinations

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The Assassin's Accomplice , historian Kate Clifford Larson tells the gripping story of Mary Surratt, a little-known participant in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln, and the first woman ever to be executed by the federal government of the United States. Surratt, a Confederate sympathizer, ran the boarding house in Washington where the conspirators-including her rebel son, John Surratt-met to plan the assassination. When a military tribunal convicted her for her crimes and sentenced her to death, five of the nine commissioners petitioned President Andrew Johnson to show mercy on Surratt because of her sex and age. Unmoved, Johnson refused-Surratt, he said,

kept the nest that hatched the egg."" Set against the backdrop of the Civil War,

The Assassin's Accomplice

tells the intricate story of the Lincoln conspiracy through the eyes of its only female participant. Based on long-lost interviews, confessions, and court testimony, the text explores how Mary's actions defied nineteenth-century norms of femininity, piety, and motherhood, leaving her vulnerable to deadly punishment historically reserved for men. A riveting narrative account of sex, espionage, and murder cloaked in the enchantments of Southern womanhood,

The Assassin's Accomplice

offers a fresh perspective on America's most famous murder.

By: Kate Larson
Imprint: Basic Books
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Media tie-in
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 20mm
Weight: 283g
ISBN: 9780465024414
ISBN 10: 0465024416
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 22 February 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kate Clifford Larson teaches history at Simmons College. Her first book, Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero, was described as brilliant"" (Smithsonian Magazine), astonishingly good, a better debut than any author has the right to wish for"" (Dallas Morning News), and an extraordinary achievement"" (Baltimore Sun). Larson lives in Winchester, Massachusetts.

Reviews for The Assassin's Accomplice, movie tie-in: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln

Spectator Larson captures brilliantly the atmosphere of Mary Surratt's trial in a crowded court room - murder trials attract morbid spectators - during the sweltering heat of a Washington summer. Her description of the drama of Mary's last hours, when she was broken by a death sentence that neither she nor her lawyers had believed possible, makes compelling reading.