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Fortune's fool : the life of John Wilkes Booth /

With a single shot from a pistol small enough to conceal in his hand, John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned a nation that was just emerging from the chaos and calamity of the Civil War, and the president'...

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Main Author:	Alford, Terry
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2015]
Subjects:	Booth, John Wilkes, > 1838-1865. Booth, John Wilkes, > 1838-1865 > Psychology. Booth, John Wilkes, > 1838-1865 > Political and social views. Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865 > Assassination. Assassins > United States > Biography. Actors > United States > Biography. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General. HISTORY > United States > General.

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