The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780982760932)

Written by Booth's great-grandson thrice removed, this book retells in dramatic form another version of the Booth saga, one carried down through the family's oral history.Based on award-winning research, this work will tantalize the reader with insights and details known only to the immediate family and a few scholars, offering a new perspective on this crucial moment in American history.The author provides evidence that powerful friends helped Booth escape to Asia where he wandered the earth, a ghost of a man wracked by despair and guilt, before returning to his country in later life. Rare family photos and dramatic anecdotes add an atmosphere of mystery to this epic tragedy.

Author: Theodore J. Nottingham
ISBN-10: 0982760930
ISBN-13: 9780982760932
Publisher: Theosis Books
Language: English
Published: 02/08/2011
Pages: 212
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.45d