The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Murder, True Crime, Biography & Memoir, Historical
Cover of the book The Life of Dr. Samuel A. Mudd by Dr. Samuel Mudd, Nettie Mudd, D. Eldridge Monroe, BIG BYTE BOOKS
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Author: Dr. Samuel Mudd, Nettie Mudd, D. Eldridge Monroe ISBN: 1230001372984
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint: Language: English
Author: Dr. Samuel Mudd, Nettie Mudd, D. Eldridge Monroe
ISBN: 1230001372984
Publisher: BIG BYTE BOOKS
Publication: October 4, 2016
Imprint:
Language: English

Did Samuel Mudd have prior knowledge of the impending assassination of Abraham Lincoln and willingly provide aid to John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's murder?

Historians are still divided over this issue nearly 140 years later. In 1906, Nettie Mudd published this passionate plea for her father's innocence. It includes testimony from Mudd's trial and letters written to and by him from Fort Jefferson, where he was imprisoned until 1869.

Though President Andrew Johnson pardoned Mudd, the family continued to try to get the conviction overturned. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were both sympathetic to the cause but claimed no authority in the matter. The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case.

Not only is this book a well-reasoned case for Mudd's acquittal, it's a fascinating look into the Mudd family and the early attempts to clear his name. The letters from Mudd to his adored wife are very revealing of at least a part of Mudd's character.

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Did Samuel Mudd have prior knowledge of the impending assassination of Abraham Lincoln and willingly provide aid to John Wilkes Booth after Lincoln's murder?

Historians are still divided over this issue nearly 140 years later. In 1906, Nettie Mudd published this passionate plea for her father's innocence. It includes testimony from Mudd's trial and letters written to and by him from Fort Jefferson, where he was imprisoned until 1869.

Though President Andrew Johnson pardoned Mudd, the family continued to try to get the conviction overturned. Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan were both sympathetic to the cause but claimed no authority in the matter. The Supreme Court has refused to hear the case.

Not only is this book a well-reasoned case for Mudd's acquittal, it's a fascinating look into the Mudd family and the early attempts to clear his name. The letters from Mudd to his adored wife are very revealing of at least a part of Mudd's character.

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