In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a "noble" presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booth's early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. "Kauffman . offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of . Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]."-Publishers Weekly
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American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a "noble" presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booth's early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. "Kauffman . offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of . Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]."-Publishers Weekly
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| BN ID: | 2940171021177 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 08/03/2012 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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