Description
The first edition of Why Was Lincoln Murdered? by Otto Eisenschiml, in the publisher’s scarce dust jacket.
Octavo, 503pp, [16 plates]. Red cloth, title stamped in black. Stated “first edition” and “Published March 1937” on copyright page. Light foxing along top edge of text block, internally clean. Includes 36 facsimile documents. In the publisher’s dust jacket, $3.50 on front flap, light shelf wear, touch of soiling to spine, bright illustrations, a near fine example. (Monaghan, 3561)
Why Was Lincoln Murdered? by Otto Eisenschiml argues that Abraham Lincoln’s assassination was part of a broader conspiracy rather than the act of a lone actor. Eisenschiml presents evidence suggesting that John Wilkes Booth, along with other conspirators, had connections to influential individuals who opposed Lincoln’s policies. Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton is implicated in the plot. The book generated national controversy and thereby, robust sales.
