Why Was Lincoln Murdered?

Why did General Grant suddenly alter his plans and decide not to go to Fords Theater on the evening of Lincolns assassination? Who, during that same night, tampered with the telegraph wires leading out of Washington? Why was the Presidents bodyguard at the playhouse, guilty of the grossest negligence, not punished nor even questioned? Perhaps the most serious reproach against historical writers is not that they have left such questions unanswered, but that they have failed to ask them. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.