Fortune's fool : the life of John Wilkes Booth /

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When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, his friends were stunned--not only by the murder but by the thought that someone they knew as fantastically gifted, successful and kind-hearted could commit such a crime. Fortune's Fool, the first biography of...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alford, Terry (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
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.
Booth, John Wilkes, > 1838-1865
Lincoln, Abraham, > 1809-1865
Assassins > United States > Biography.
Actors > United States > Biography.
Acteurs > États-Unis > Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Historical.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
Actors
Assassination
Assassins
Political and social views
Psychology
United States
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, his friends were stunned--not only by the murder but by the thought that someone they knew as fantastically gifted, successful and kind-hearted could commit such a crime. Fortune's Fool, the first biography of Booth ever written, is the life story of this talented and troubling individual.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199723690
0199723699
0195054121
9780195054125

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