Fortune's fool [electronic resource] : the life of John Wilkes Booth / Terry Alford.

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"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's un...

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Main Author:	Alford, Terry
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford : 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.
Genre:	Biography.
Online Access:	ProQuest Ebook Central - Academic Complete: 2015 (Ebook Central @ Proquest)
Variant Title:	Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth
Format:	Electronic eBook

Fortune's fool : the life of John Wilkes Booth

Authors: Alford, Terry
Published: Oxford University Press, 2015

Physical Description: 454 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, map ; 25 cm

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