Wonderfully readable study of John Wilkes Booth -- both his history and the last three weeks of his life.
One interesting thing is that Kauffman belie...moreWonderfully readable study of John Wilkes Booth -- both his history and the last three weeks of his life.
One interesting thing is that Kauffman believes Booth did not break his ankle leaping to the stage. Kauffman believes there is strong circumstantial evidence that Booth injured his ankle when his horse fell.
This is one of those books where you will want to keep a marker in the footnote section at the end of the book. Often there is further information equally fascinating.(less)
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