| Edition |
1st Free Press hardcover ed. |
| Description |
xii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-455) and index. |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. 1821-1852 -- "A famous rebel" -- "O brave new world" -- "This be madness" -- "A populous city" -- "Stand up for bastards!" -- pt. 2. 1853-1860 -- "In the dust" -- "Brother, you have done me wrong" -- "A delicate and tender prince" -- "Death, destruction, and massacre" -- "Prepare for your execution : you are condemned" -- pt. 3. 1861-1865 -- "My brother, my competitor" -- "The working of the heart" -- "Beat down these rebels here at home" -- "My thoughts be bloody" -- "This play is the image of a murder." |
| Summary |
Offers a provocative new look at the motive behind the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the bitter sibling rivalry that led John Wilkes Booth to murder him. |
| Subject |
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 -- Family.
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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
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Assassins -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Brothers -- United States -- Biography.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
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Sibling rivalry -- United States -- Case studies.
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| ISBN |
9781416586050 (hc : alk. paper) |
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1416586059 (hc : alk. paper) |
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9781416586166 (ebook) |
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1416586164 (ebook) |
| Standard No. |
AU@ 000045986684 |
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NZ1 13607467 |
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