Hanged! Mary Surratt and The Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln

Hanged! Mary Surratt and The Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln by Sarah Miller

356 Pages

Publisher: Random House Children’s, Random House Studio

Release Date: November 8, 2022

Nonfiction, Children’s Nonfiction, Teen, Young Adult, Abraham Lincoln

Mary Surratt was the first woman to be hanged by a military tribunal. She was accused as being a conspirator to Lincoln’s assassination. Was she innocent, complacent, or guilty? There were people involved in the planning and participating in the assassination. Were the right ones prosecuted? The author does a wonderful job researching the case and the people involved. As someone familiar with the story, I learned a few nuggets of information. I was unaware that in the 1864 election, only six people voted for Abraham Lincoln in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

The book has a quick pace, the characters are well developed, and it is written as a narrative. This book is perfect for anyone interested in history, Maryland, and Abraham Lincoln.