A very well assembled book which truly paints the play by play scenes of the time period covered. Well-researched, and well written, there is a very smooth flow to this book which makes it a very enjoyable read. I chose not to follow my own pursuits in history extensively into the Civil War era or into Lincoln, although I was fortunate to study under Professor James Robertson at Virginia Tech. Professor Robertson always harped on emotions of the time period and I feel the same in 'Manhunt'. Being a minority in American Society I have had negative encounters with police solely based on my minority identity. I found myself thinking of this relationship of fear many law abiding Americans have with law enforcement as the movements of John Wiles Boothe are mentioned in 'Manhunt', time and again police or military officials were so close but sent in a wrong direction, or information was withheld out of fear that there would be an assumption of coercion with the band of assassin's. This is where law enforcement, if they knew how to read, would take a lesson from 'Manhunt' and realize that cooperation with the population is easier when the people do not fear beatings, imprisonment, or death because of any false assumptions law enforcement makes.

Loved this book and highly recommend, a solid 4 stars and worth a read before checking out the show. (Personally for shows relating to historical events I prefer to always read first, it really helps me from pointing to historical fallacies Hollywood so often takes the liberty to impose. Ref: 'Gladiator' lol