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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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Table of Contents:
  • Bright Boy Absalom
  • The Muffin
  • Lions and Foxes
  • The Union as It Was
  • Shining in the Rough
  • Life's Fitful Fever
  • Mischief, Thou Art Afoot
  • The Fiery Furnace
  • Come Weal or Woe
  • This One Mad Act
  • Exit Booth
  • The Last Ditch
  • Epilogue: A Green and Narrow Bed.