Synopsis

The nation mourned in the days following April 14, 1865, when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. For twelve days, a massive manhunt closed in on John Wilkes Booth, the celebrated actor who, at twenty-six years old, committed the act. *The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln* recounts this pivotal moment in American history: the two turbulent months that followed, when the promise of peace was irrevocably marred by the sorrow of Lincoln’s death. With Will Patton (