Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth

by Finis L. Bates

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Genres: Civil War, History, True Crime

352 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1907

About the author

American Lawyer.

Bates is mostly known for his book "The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth" in which he claimed that John Wilkes Booth was not killed by Union Army, escaped and lived for many years under alluded names.

Henry Ford's The Dearborn Independent published multiple articles on Booth & Lincoln by Bates.

Reviews

[Jeffrey Williams · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bates has one incredible imagination. He recounts stuff as "fact" when the facts are just the opposite. Yes, conspiracy theorists have grabbed onto this myth for the past 100+ years. The grammar is horrible and the facts are just plain wrong. Unless you are looking for the conspiracy theory - leave this book alone. Not worth the read.

[Brigitte · Rating 3 out of 5]

Having seen the Brad Meltzer's "Decoded" episode on John Wilkes Booth, I found this old book at Google Books and thought I'd give it a try. Published in 1907, the writing takes some getting used to, but it does give you fuel for thought.

[Jake · Rating 2 out of 5]

The ravings of a mad man.

[Cindy · Rating 5 out of 5]

Food for thought...

[Todd Honig · Rating 1 out of 5]

Badly wrote nonsense . Don't waste your time.

[Sd Johnson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

[Dow Jones · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is fascinating. The author rambles on a lot giving extra details where I didn't find them necessary and repeats certain passages a lot. Very compelling. Great storytelling, lots of good evidence, sometimes slow but picks up fast too. A must-read for all conspiracy fanatics and history buffs.

[Raine Campeau · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved it! Was turned on to it after watching Brad Meltzler's Decoded!