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School Library Journal
Starred Review on April 1, 2011 | Grades 5-up
Gr 6 Up—Swanson adapts his best seller, Bloody Crimes, for young readers and continues the story of Lincoln's assassination, detailing the funeral and the return of the body for burial in Springfield, IL. Juxtaposed with this compelling drama is that of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America, as he learned of Lee's surrender and traveled across the South trying to keep the Confederacy alive while being p...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2011
Swanson adapts his adult work <i>Bloody Crimes</i> about Abraham Lincoln's funeral and the hunt for Jefferson Davis as the Civil W...Log In or Sign Up to Read More