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John Wilkes Booth--oilman by Ernest C. Miller
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks Gb .5492
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Miller, Ernest C. (Ernest Conrad), 1912-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
- Booth, John Wilkes.
- Physical Description:
- 78 p., 1 leaf, plates : ports., facsim. ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Exposition Press, [1947]
- Notes:
- At head of title: a previously unknown part of the assassin's life now told for the first time from newly discovered material.
- Based on notes of Louis J. Mackey concerning Booth's interest in the Pennsylvania oil fields. The "Notes" (p. 65-78) consist of a transcription from the original shorthand notes by the author, with explanations and comments, and bibliographical material. cf. Foreword.
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