James L. Swanson
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James L. Swanson is the author of the New York Times bestseller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer, upon which his award-winning young adult book, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, is based. Manhunt received an Edgar Award for the best nonfiction crime book of the year.
Swanson serves on the advisory council of the Ford’s Theatre Society. He has degrees in history and in law from the University of Chicago and UCLA, and has held a number of government and think-tank posts in Washington, D.C., including at the United States Department of Justice.
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America’s Field Trip Awardees!
Thousands of students from across the country submitted inspiring entries, responding to the prompt “What does America mean to you?” for the first-ever America’s Field Trip contest. A panel of current and former educators selected 150 students as awardees, hailing from 44 states and territories.