James Swanson (1959 - 2025)

[Dave Taylor]

James L. Swanson, author of several books and articles on the subject of Abraham Lincoln and his assassination, died on April 21, 2025, in Naperville, Illinois.

Here's his obituary:
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/nam...d=58216009

This website states that he died from "a rare form of brain cancer."

I was very surprised to read this. Swanson's book, Manhunt, was the modern The Day Lincoln Was Shot, and brought countless people into the story of Lincoln's assassination. May his memory be a blessing.