American Brutus
John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
Author:
Michael Kauffman
Narrator:
Nelson Runger
In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a "noble" presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booth's early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources. "Kauffman … offers a beautifully written, exhaustive and well-reasoned reassessment of … Booth and the murder of [Lincoln]."-Publishers Weekly
Product Details ⌃
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ISBN:
9781440749032
SKU#:
61762
Publisher:
Recorded Books
Genre:
History
Duration:
21:16:13
Release Date:
July 1, 2009
Language:
English
