In the Web of History: Gonzaga College and the Lincoln Assassination

by Paul Warren

A new book on the Lincoln assassination reveals scores of interconnections between Gonzaga College High School and the president’s murder, ranging from the assassins themselves to a key witness, an arresting policeman and the doctor who treated the dying Lincoln and later identified the corpse of assassin John Wilkes Booth.In the Web of Gonzaga College and the Lincoln Assassination by Paul Warren is a social history of the time, and notes that the school, then Gonzaga College, was within a stone’s throw of Ford’s Theater, where Booth shot Lincoln. As such, scores of alumni, their parents, teachers and relatives played important roles in one of the most dramatic events in U.S. history.Some 40 individuals and places associated with Gonzaga are written about in In the Web of History. Their names appear throughout the Lincoln assassination literature but most never were connected to Gonzaga until now.Michael W. Kauffman, author of American John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies, writes that In the Web of History is “...a fascinating account of the Gonzaga Connection, and I’m amazed by all the research that went into it.” Kauffman’s book is viewed by many historians as the best and most comprehensive ever written about the assassination.

155 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 12, 2009

Reviews

[KayTe Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting account of the conspirators behind Lincoln's assassination. I didn't even know there were people involved beyond Booth... Also didn't realize that many Catholics sided with Confederacy during the civil war. I have a better understanding of why Georgetown choose blue and grey to be their colors.