15 april 1865. President Lincoln is dood en het land is in chaos. Minister van Oorlog Edwin Stanton neemt de leiding en is vastbesloten om de moordenaar te berechten—maar de jacht op John Wilkes Booth is niet het enige dat Stanton bezighoudt. Lincoln’s opvolger, vicepresident Andrew Johnson, dreigt te zwichten voor de belangen van het zuiden en de vooruitgang ongedaan te maken waarvoor Lincoln zijn leven gaf. Edwin Stanton moet al zijn politieke sluwheid gebruiken om de toekomst van de vrijgelaten slaven en de natie veilig te stellen. Gedreven door zijn overtuiging zal Stanton zijn vrienden verraden, zijn eer op het spel zetten en zelfs de grondwet schenden die hij heeft gezworen te beschermen—allemaal om het land richting gerechtigheid te sturen.
April 15, 1865. President Lincoln is dead and the country in turmoil.
Secretary of War Edwin Stanton takes control, determined to bring the assassin to justice—but the hunt for John Wilkes Booth isn’t all that grips Stanton.
Lincoln’s successor, Vice President Andrew Johnson, is likely to bend to southern interests and undo the very progress for which Lincoln died. Edwin Stanton must employ every bit of political wile he can muster to secure the future of the freed slaves, and the nation.
Consumed by his conviction, Stanton will betray his friends, his honor, and the very constitution he is sworn to protect, all to steer the country towards justice.
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