The Booth Brothers: Drama, Fame, and the Death of President Lincoln (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781515773399)

Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the streets of Washington, D.C., and raged as the Civil War turned in favor of the North. John fantasized about kidnapping the president, but after the defeat of the Confederacy, he sought deadly vengeance. The night Lincoln attended a performance at Ford's Theatre, Edwin was far away, knowing nothing of the plot unfolding in the nation's capital.

Author: Rebecca Langston-George
ISBN-10: 1515773396
ISBN-13: 9781515773399
Publisher: Capstone Press
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2017
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 2
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 190110 / Booth Brothers: Drama, Fame, and the Death of President Lincoln


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 192 - Recommended, Satisfactory