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Autore |
Bozzone Donna M. |
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Titolo |
Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth / / Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D |
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New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2019 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits |
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Collana |
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Joined by fate: intertwined biographies |
Gale eBooks |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Presidents - United States |
Assassins - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Lincoln's origins and boyhood -- John Wilkes Booth's childhood, family, and launching -- Lincoln: New Salem and the road to running for president -- Booth: his acting career and politics -- Lincoln: the presidential election -- The Civil War -- The assassination of Abraham Lincoln -- Lincoln and Booth: the end of their stories and their legacies. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book examines what led John Wilkes Booth to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, and the effect this deadly act had on the United States. It also takes a closer look at the lives of Lincoln and Booth before their fateful encounter. |
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