John Wilkes Booth wrote his name in the history books, on April 14, 1865 when he shot President Lincoln. He would become the most vilified man in the nation. Booth threw away his fame and wealth for a chance to avenge the South’s defeat. The twelve-day chase to hunt down and capture Booth kept the nation enthralled. The newspapers of the day kept the chase on the front page, giving Booth the fame he thrived on as an actor. Upon his capture at the Garrett farm, it was the final bow for John Wilkes Booth. Manhunt The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson gives an account of the chase from Washington, to the swamps of Maryland and crossing the river into Virginia for the assassin of President Lincoln. Swanson shows how