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Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth / Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bozzone, Donna M., author.
- Series:
- Joined by fate: intertwined biographies.
- Joined by fate: intertwined biographies
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865--Assassination.
- Lincoln, Abraham.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865.
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
- Booth, John Wilkes.
- Presidents--United States--Biography.
- Presidents.
- Assassins--United States--Biography.
- Assassins.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Enslow Publishing, 2019.
- Summary:
- This book examines what led John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, and the effect this deadly act had on the United States. It also takes a closer look at the lives of Lincoln and Booth before their fateful encounter.
- Contents:
- Lincoln's origins and boyhood
- John Wilkes Booth's childhood, family, and launching
- Lincoln: New Salem and the road to running for president
- Booth: his acting career and politics
- Lincoln: the presidential election
- The Civil War
- The assassination of Abraham Lincoln
- Lincoln and Booth: the end of their stories and their legacies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780766098114
- 0766098117
- OCLC:
- 1110669437
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