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Fortune's fool : the life of John Wilkes Booth /
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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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
[2015]
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Cover; Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1: Bright Boy Absalom; Chapter 2: The Muffin; Chapter 3: Lions and Foxes; Chapter 4: The Union as it Was; Chapter 5: Shining in the Rough; Chapter 6: Life's Fitful Fever; Chapter 7: Mischief, Thou Art Afoot; Chapter 8: The Fiery Furnace; Chapter 9: Come Weal or Woe; Chapter 10: This One Mad Act; Chapter 11: Exit Booth; Chapter 12: The Last Ditch; Epilogue: A Green and Narrow Bed; Acknowledgments; Notes; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1. Bright Boy Absalom; Chapter 2. The Muffin.
- Chapter 3. Lions and FoxesChapter 4. The Union as It Was; Chapter 5. Shining in the Rough; Chapter 6. Life's Fitful Fever; Chapter 7. Mischief, Thou Art Afoot; Chapter 8. The Fiery Furnace; Chapter 9. Come Weal or Woe; Chapter 10. This One Mad Act; Chapter 11. Exit Booth; Chapter 12. The Last Ditch; Epilogue: A Green and Narrow Bed; Note on Sources; Index.