Booth, John Wilkes Assassination Lincoln, Abraham Presidents United States North America By Region
Booth, John Wilkes Assassination Lincoln, Abraham Presidents United States North America By Region
Booth, John Wilkes
This category lists pages and sites that tell about John Wilkes Booth (1821-1865). Once a prominent actor, Booth is more commonly known as the infamous gunman who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln inside Ford's Theatre.
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- Freelance journalist and author Bob Allen reflects on the crime that claimed the life of a President.
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- Minibiography of John Wilkes Booth includes analysis of assassin's personality and details of the conspiracy.
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- Official cavalry report describes Booth's capture.
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- Contends that Booth was not a Catholic and, therefore, not the agent of a Catholic Church conspiracy as some have suggested.
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- Attempts to dispel rumors that John Wilkes Booth escaped by providing details of his positive identification and the doctor's account of his autopsy.
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- News letters about John Wilkes Booth, written for a newspaper during the time the events were happening.
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- Biography and photographs of John Wilkes Booth as well as information on his plot to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.
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- The Postmortem Career of John Wilkes Booth
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- Tells the story of Booth's life, focusing on the years before his infamous act.
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- A summary of the court proceedings in which Green Mount Cemetery fought the exhumation of the body believed to be Booth's.
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- Describes the last moments of Lincoln's assassin.
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- Article discusses life of Lincoln's assassin, John Wilkes Booth. First published in America's Civil War.
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- Examines the story that Booth fled to this Texas town shortly after taking the President's life.
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