John Wilkes Booth: Beyond the GraveLeading the reader through a series of amazing coincidences and details, this book presents startling evidence that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Lincoln, was never captured but escaped to live for decades, continue his acting career, marry, and have children. Compelling and revealing information in the form of papers and diaries has recently been found in private collections—materials that provide greater insight into the events leading up to the assassination of Lincoln as well as details of the pursuit and capture of the man the government claimed was Booth. |
Contents
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Ch04 Plot to Assassinate | 42 |
Ch05 The Assassination | 51 |
Ch06 The Attack on Seward | 62 |
Ch07 Escape | 67 |
The Traditional Version | 72 |
Ch15 The Diary | 118 |
Ch16 Closing In | 124 |
Ch17 The Killing at Garretts Farm | 127 |
Ch18 The Body | 140 |
Ch19 Tracking John Wilkes Booth | 158 |
Ch20 The Return of the Assassin | 163 |
Ch21 Booths Secret Families | 169 |
Ch22 The Strange Case of David E George | 174 |
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