The Booth Brothers: Drama, Fame, and the Death of President Lincoln

by Rebecca Langston-George

Book Overview

Today everyone knows the name of John Wilkes Booth, the notorious zealot who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. But in his lifetime, the killer was an actor who was well-known among fans of the theater, well-known but less famous and less admired than his brother Edwin. In the 1860s, Edwin Booth ranked among the greatest and most-respected stars of the stage. He lived in New York and sympathized with the Union cause, while his younger brother stomped the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1515773396
• ISBN13: 9781515773399
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Capstone Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.8"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7