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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825617603321

Autore

Bozzone Donna M.

Titolo

Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth / / Donna M. Bozzone, Ph.D

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Enslow Publishing, , 2019

ISBN

0-7660-9811-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (128 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits

Collana

Joined by fate: intertwined biographies

Gale eBooks

Disciplina

973.7092/2

Soggetti

Presidents - United States

Assassins - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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.