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The staff at Surratt House Museum recommends these books for more information about the Lincoln Assassination and the Surratt family. Books marked with a 
may be purchased from the Surratt House Museum Bookstore.
A. Lincoln: His Last 24 Hours by W. Emerson Reck. $31.50
Abraham Lincoln Assassination Bibliography--A Compendium of Reference Materials by Blaine V. Houmes.
Alias “Paine”: Lewis Thornton Powell, The Mystery Man of the Lincoln Conspiracy by Betty J. Ownsbey. $27.00
American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies by Michael W. Kauffman. $27.00
American Gothic: The Story of America’s Legendary Theatrical Family -- Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth by Gene Smith.
April '65: Confederate Covert Action in the American Civil War by William A. Tidwell. $27.00
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Osborn H. Oldroyd. Considered a classic. Author was instigator of the Lincoln Museum. The last chapter is a 1901 tour of the places where Booth stopped, including Surrattsville. $20.00 (paperback reprint of 1901 classic)
The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln by Thomas R. Turner. The Anvil Series. $16.00
Blood on the Moon by Edward Steers, Jr. The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln $27.00
The Body in the Barn: The Controversy Over the Death of John Wilkes Booth published by the Surratt Society. $10.00
Come Retribution by William A. Tidwell, James O. Hall and David W. Gaddy. $22 softcover
Confederate Freedom Fighter: The Story of John H. Surratt & The Plots Against Lincoln by William L. Richter $16.00
A work of historical fiction with more fact than fiction concerning the exploits of John Surratt, Jr. in the Confederate underground and as part of the Lincoln kidnap/assassination intrigue.
The Darkest Dawn: Lincoln, Booth, and the Great American Tragedy by Thomas Goodrich $30
The Day Lincoln Was Shot by Richard Bak. Accompanies Turner television production of the same title. $18.00
Devil’s Game: The Civil War Intrigues of Charles Dunham by Carman Cumming. $29.00
Dr. Samuel A. Mudd and the Lincoln Assassination by John E. McHale. For young readers. $15.00
The Escape and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by Edward Steers, Jr. $6.00
Freedom Rising: Washington in the Civil War by Ernest B. Furgurson. $25.00
From War Department Files Surratt Society publication of statements made by the accused under examination. $20.00
The Great American Myth by George Bryan. Excellent work which dispels many of the legends surrounding the assassination. $35.00 hardcover, $19.00 softcover
His Name is Still Mudd: The Case Against Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by Edward Steers, Jr., with foreword by James O. Hall. $22.00 hardcover, $12.00 softcover
In The Shadows of The Lincoln Assassination: The Life of Confederate Spy, Thomas H. Harbin by Joseph E. Smith III with William L. Richter $16.00
A historical novel with a good basis in the facts surrounding this fascinating agent whose full role in the Lincoln conspiracies may never be fully known. Based on Harbin's 1884 interview with Civil War correspondent George Alfred Townsend.
In Pursuit of... Continuing Research in the Field of the Lincoln Assassination published by the Surratt Society from newsletter articles (1976-1986). Also see The Lincoln Assassination -- From the Pages of The Surratt Courier.
$25.00
John Wilkes Booth: A Sister’s Memoir by Asia Booth Clark, edited by Terry Alford. $15.00
The Judicial Murder of Mary E. Surratt by David M. DeWitt. Examines the legal injustices of the case.
The Lincoln Assassination -- From the pages of The Surratt Courier (1986 - 1999) Surratt Society publication in two volumes. Also see In Pursuit of...
Special pricing is available.
Lincoln Day-by-Day, A Chronology 1809-1865 edited by Earl Schenck Miers and C. Percy Powell. $35.00
The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies by William H. Hanchett. Examines the many assassination “theories.” $15.00
Lust for Fame by Gordon Samples. John Wilkes Booth’s theatrical career. $22.00
The Mad Booths of Maryland by Stanley Kimmel. Excellent biography of this fascinating clan.
Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson $25.95
Mary Elizabeth Surratt: An American Tragedy by Elizabeth Steger Trindal. Pleads the case for innocence of Mrs. Surratt. $25.00
On the Way to Garrett’s Barn--John Wilkes Booth & David E. Herold in the Northern Neck of Virginia, April 22-26, 1865 by James O. Hall. $20.00
Reveille in Washington by Margaret Leech. Pulitzer Prize winner on Washington City society of the time. Last chapters give a general survey of the assassination.
Right or Wrong, God Judge Me: The Writings of John Wilkes Booth edited by John Rhodebamel and Louise Taper. $15.00
Samuel Bland Arnold: Memoirs of a Lincoln Conspirator edited by Michael W. Kauffman. $19.00
The Surratt Family and John Wilkes Booth by James O. Hall. $5.00
The Trial: The Assassination of President Lincoln and Trial of the Conspirators. A special edition as arranged in 1865 by Benn Pitman. Edited by Edward Steers. $50.00
Twenty Days by Dorothy and Philip Kunhardt. Good pictorial narrative of the dark days after the assassination.
We Saw Lincoln Shot: One Hundred Eyewitness Accounts by Timothy S. Good. $16.00
The Web of Conspiracy by Theodore Roscoe.
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