{"product_id":"shipwreck-on-the-potomac-disaster-in-pursuit-of-lincolns-killer-9781467158671","title":"Shipwreck on the Potomac: Disaster in Pursuit of Lincoln's Killer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThey Didn't Need to be There\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a calm, moonless night in late April 1865. Robert E. Lee had surrendered. Abraham Lincoln was dead. Assassin John Wilkes Booth and accomplice David Herold, previously hiding in the swamps of Southern Maryland, had crossed the Potomac River to safety. The barge \u003cem\u003eBlack Diamond\u003c\/em\u003e was anchored with the Potomac Flotilla near Blackistone Lighthouse, hoping to prevent that crossing and catch the perpetrators. All onboard were unaware that they were too late. The steamer \u003cem\u003eMassachusetts\u003c\/em\u003e was running downriver carrying U.S. soldiers back to their regiments. By dawn, the \u003cem\u003eBlack Diamond \u003c\/em\u003ewas on the bottom of the river, the \u003cem\u003eMassachusetts\u003c\/em\u003e was crippled and eighty-seven men were dead. Author Karen E. Stone reveals the story of a heroic pursuit turned tragic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Karen E. Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e History Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/29\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Disaster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.63h x 6.11w x 0.34d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781467158671","brand":"History Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44348898476169,"sku":"9781467158671","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_9e35ae36-8389-45e1-b20d-53015bc3f778.jpg?v=1750802393","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/shipwreck-on-the-potomac-disaster-in-pursuit-of-lincolns-killer-9781467158671","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}