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American Brutus : John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
American Brutus John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
Author: Michael W. Kauffman
It is a tale as familiar as our history primers: A deranged actor, John Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre, escaped on foot, and eluded capture for twelve days until he met his fiery end in a Virginia tobacco barn. In the national hysteria that followed, eight others were arrested and tried; four of those were executed,...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780375759741
ISBN-10: 0375759743
Publication Date: 10/18/2005
Pages: 544
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3.4 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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Excellent if you like history and want to know more of the feeling of the time and what it was like to investigate an assassination and what the trials entailed. Does not read like a textbook. Lots of footnotes, but they are at the end and do not need to be read to enjoy the book.


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