The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Civil War Period (1850-1877)
| Author: | Theodore J. Nottingham | ISBN: | 9780985907402 |
| Publisher: | Theosis Books | Publication: | March 18, 2010 |
| Imprint: | Language: | English |
| Author: | Theodore J. Nottingham |
| ISBN: | 9780985907402 |
| Publisher: | Theosis Books |
| Publication: | March 18, 2010 |
| Imprint: | |
| Language: | English |
Written by Booth's great-grandson thrice removed, this book retells in dramatic form another version of the Booth saga, one carried down through the family's oral history. Based on award-winning research, this work will tantalize the reader with insights and details known only to the immediate family and a few scholars, offering a new perspective on this crucial moment in American history. The author provides evidence that powerful friends helped Booth escape to Asia where he wandered the earth, a ghost of a man wracked by despair and guilt, before returning to his country in later life. Rare family anecdotes add an atmosphere of mystery to this epic tragedy.
Written by Booth's great-grandson thrice removed, this book retells in dramatic form another version of the Booth saga, one carried down through the family's oral history. Based on award-winning research, this work will tantalize the reader with insights and details known only to the immediate family and a few scholars, offering a new perspective on this crucial moment in American history. The author provides evidence that powerful friends helped Booth escape to Asia where he wandered the earth, a ghost of a man wracked by despair and guilt, before returning to his country in later life. Rare family anecdotes add an atmosphere of mystery to this epic tragedy.
