John Surratt: The Lincoln Assassin Who Got Away

Previous books and films have focused on the triggerman, John Wilkes Booth, or the military trial of the conspirators and the hanging of Mary E. Surratt, John’s mother, but no major book has focused on John Surratt.Surratt was John Wilkes Booth’s closest associate during the four months leading up to the assassination, and a known member of the Confederate Secret Service with ties to the highest levels of CSA Government.Adding to the intrigue, Surratt’s two-year run from the law is a fascin...