The sceneof John Wilkes Booth shooting Abraham Lincoln in Ford’s Theatre is among the most vivid and indelible images in
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When John Wilkes Booth died—shot inside a burning barn and dragged out twelve days after he assassinated President Linco
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Introduction -- Sins of the father -- I've broken my promise -- Old sins cast long shadows -- They idolized him --
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Until John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, the assassination of a U.S. President was considered unthinkable. All of
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Sarah Bernhardt, London, his own acting—Edwin Booth commented on these and hundreds of other subjects in letters to Will
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*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the explosion by the captain and surviving crew members *Includes a bibliograph
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Called one of the best writers on the American scene, Dreiser is also called one of the world's best worst writers,
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One of the most colorful figures in English political history, John Wilkes (172697) is remembered as the father of the
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