The Odd Couple Who Hanged Mary Surratt

[Gene C]

Written by Charles Bauer in 1989. The book is mainly about Jim Lane (Senator from Kansas) and Preston King (President Johnson's chief of staff, early in his administration) According to the book, both men were strongly responsible for keeping Anna Surratt away from President Johnson as she tried to appeal to him to overturn her mother's death sentence. Within a year, both men would commit suicide. The author tries to connect the two events, but doesn't do a very good job, in my opinion. A fairly interesting book, but not a "must have".
http://www.amazon.com/odd-couple-hanged-...ry+surratt

At the end of the book is a separate section (32 pages) about Adalbert Volck, a highly talented silversmith and artist, and "patron saint of the Copperheads". You will recognize many of his caricatures and political cartoons. I found this to be the best part of the book.
https://www.google.com/search?q=adalbert...CAcQ_AUoAg
and ... http://collections.digitalmaryland.org/c...ction/scav