| Description |
244 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
A brother's crime -- Crowing like a rooster -- "Where are your spurs?" -- Gold pieces and blizzards -- Hamlet in Honolulu -- Edwin in love -- "Marching off To war" -- "He must come at once!" -- A spy and a blockade runner -- "When Lincoln shall be king" -- "To whom it may concern" -- "Sic semper tyrannis!" -- The terrible aftermath -- "Hunted like a dog" -- "Useless! Useless!" -- Death by hanging -- Standing ovations -- Into the furnace -- Targeting Edwin -- Triumph in Germany --- A toast to the players -- The last "Hamlet" |
| Audience |
Age 10-14. |
| Summary |
Most people know the name John Wilkes Booth, but few likely have heard of his elder brother Edwin. Find out about the brothers through first-hand accounts. Learn how alike and how different they were, and how each made a lasting impression on American history. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR MG 8.3 12.0 87328. |
| Subject |
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 -- Juvenile literature.
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 -- Family -- Juvenile literature.
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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 -- Juvenile literature.
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Assassins -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Brothers -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination -- Juvenile literature.
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 -- Family.
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Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
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Assassins -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Brothers -- United States -- Biography.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination.
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| ISBN |
0618096426 |
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9780544809741 (pbk.) |
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0544809742 (pbk.) |
| Standard No. |
9780618096428 |
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