The Mystery Of Mary Surratt: The Plot To Kill President Lincoln
The Mystery Of Mary Surratt: The Plot To Kill President Lincoln
Overview
Building 20It's hard to explain some of the things that have happened in and around Building 20 at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.One Army captain who used to live in Building 20 has told of trying to comfort his crying baby one night. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. The baby looked up and stopped crying.Later, the captain went into the kitchen and thanked his wife for quieting their child. But she said she hadn't gone near the baby's room. The captain was puzzled: No one else was at home, he told The Washingtonian magazine, and "I definitely felt a hand on my shoulder."Another captain has told of being awakened one night by the sound of someone moaning and weeping. "It was a female voice," he told People magazine, "and it was crying out, 'Oh, help me! Oh, help me!'" The captain rushed downstairs where the cries seemed to be coming from but no one was there.Other former residents have told of heavy chairs being dragged across rooms, washing machines being turned around, and doors being locked from the inside all while no one was home. Children have described a lady, dressed in black, who comforted them when they fell. Mothers have reported glimpsing a similar woman, checking on children who were sick.Not everyone in Building 20 has had experience with the mysterious lady. After living there for several months, one resident said the only strange thing he'd noticed was the sound of water bubbling in the old building's pipes. Maybe that's what people were hearing, he said, when they thought they heard a woman crying.But many people especially people who know the history of Building 20 don't think old pipes can explain all of the strange things that have happened there. They are convinced that Building 20 is haunted by the ghost of a woman named Mary Surratt.In the spring of 1865, Mary Surratt was probably the most hated woman in America. President Abraham Lincoln had just been murdered, and almost everyone blamed Mrs. Surratt.No one suggested that Mrs. Surratt pulled the trigger on the gun that killed the President. The trigger was pulled by a handsome young actor named John Wilkes Booth. But the government accused Mrs. Surratt of helping Booth plan the murder. Mrs. Surratt insisted she was innocent, but she was sentenced to death after a trial that was held at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary in what is now Building 20.Ever since her death, Americans have argued about Mary Surratt. Many people are convinced she was an innocent woman, wrongly accused and unfairly punished. Others believe she knew maybe even helped plan every detail of the plot to kill President Lincoln.What is the truth?Description
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Overview
Building 20It's hard to explain some of the things that have happened in and around Building 20 at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C.One Army captain who used to live in Building 20 has told of trying to comfort his crying baby one night. Suddenly he felt a hand on his shoulder. The baby looked up and stopped crying.Later, the captain went into the kitchen and thanked his wife for quieting their child. But she said she hadn't gone near the baby's room. The captain was puzzled: No one else was at home, he told The Washingtonian magazine, and "I definitely felt a hand on my shoulder."Another captain has told of being awakened one night by the sound of someone moaning and weeping. "It was a female voice," he told People magazine, "and it was crying out, 'Oh, help me! Oh, help me!'" The captain rushed downstairs where the cries seemed to be coming from but no one was there.Other former residents have told of heavy chairs being dragged across rooms, washing machines being turned around, and doors being locked from the inside all while no one was home. Children have described a lady, dressed in black, who comforted them when they fell. Mothers have reported glimpsing a similar woman, checking on children who were sick.Not everyone in Building 20 has had experience with the mysterious lady. After living there for several months, one resident said the only strange thing he'd noticed was the sound of water bubbling in the old building's pipes. Maybe that's what people were hearing, he said, when they thought they heard a woman crying.But many people especially people who know the history of Building 20 don't think old pipes can explain all of the strange things that have happened there. They are convinced that Building 20 is haunted by the ghost of a woman named Mary Surratt.In the spring of 1865, Mary Surratt was probably the most hated woman in America. President Abraham Lincoln had just been murdered, and almost everyone blamed Mrs. Surratt.No one suggested that Mrs. Surratt pulled the trigger on the gun that killed the President. The trigger was pulled by a handsome young actor named John Wilkes Booth. But the government accused Mrs. Surratt of helping Booth plan the murder. Mrs. Surratt insisted she was innocent, but she was sentenced to death after a trial that was held at the Old Arsenal Penitentiary in what is now Building 20.Ever since her death, Americans have argued about Mary Surratt. Many people are convinced she was an innocent woman, wrongly accused and unfairly punished. Others believe she knew maybe even helped plan every detail of the plot to kill President Lincoln.What is the truth?Description
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- Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting, but the text cannot be obscured or unreadable.
Note: Some electronic material access codes are valid only for one user. For this reason, used books, including books listed in the Used – Like New condition, may not come with functional electronic material access codes.
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Several types of goods are exempt from being returned. Perishable goods such as food, flowers, newspapers or magazines cannot be returned. We also do not accept products that are intimate or sanitary goods, hazardous materials, or flammable liquids or gases.
Additional non-returnable items:
- Gift cards
- Downloadable software products
- Some health and personal care items
To complete your return, we require a tracking number, which shows the items which you already returned to us.
There are certain situations where only partial refunds are granted (if applicable)
- Book with obvious signs of use
- CD, DVD, VHS tape, software, video game, cassette tape, or vinyl record that has been opened
- Any item not in its original condition, is damaged or missing parts for reasons not due to our error
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Items returned to us that were not the result of our error, including items returned to us due to an invalid or incomplete address, will be refunded the original item price less our standard restocking fees.
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If you are shipping an item over $75, you should consider using a trackable shipping service or purchasing shipping insurance. We don’t guarantee that we will receive your returned item.
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