The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth, or the First True Account of Lincoln's Assassination: Containing a Complete Confession by Booth Many Years After the Crime; Giving in Full Detail the Pl...

by Finis L. Bates

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Genres: Civil War, History, Biography, True Crime

355 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

[Dow Jones]

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.

[Jeffrey Williams]

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]

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.

[Jacob]

The ravings of a mad man.

[Cindy]

Food for thought...

[Todd Honig]

Badly wrote nonsense . Don't waste your time.

[Sd Johnson]

Great read

[Raine Campeau]

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