Fates and traitors a novel of John Wilkes Booth
The world would not look upon his like again. John Wilkes Booth--driven son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, whose misguided quest to avenge the vanquished Confederacy led him to commit one of the most notorious acts in the annals of America--has been the subject...
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| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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Prince Frederick, MD :
Recorded Books,
[2016]
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| Edition: | Unabridged. |
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| Summary: | The world would not look upon his like again. John Wilkes Booth--driven son of an acclaimed British stage actor and a Covent Garden flower girl, whose misguided quest to avenge the vanquished Confederacy led him to commit one of the most notorious acts in the annals of America--has been the subject of scholarship, speculation, and even obsession. Though in his plot to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln Booth did not act alone--"I am determined to be a villain," he tragically prophesized on the occasion of his acclaimed 1862 New York City debut in the role of Richard III--he is often portrayed as a shadowy figure, devoid of human connection. Yet four women were integral in the life of this unquiet American: Mary Ann, the mother he revered above all but country; his sister and confidante, Asia; Lucy Lambert Hale, the senator's daughter who loved him; and the Confederate widow Mary Surratt, to whom he entrusted the secrets of his vengeful wrath. |
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| Item Description: | Title from container. Compact disc. In container (17 cm.). |
| Physical Description: | 13 sound discs (16 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Playing Time: | 16:00:00 |
| ISBN: | 9781470392529 1470392526 |
| Author Notes: | (Publisher Provided) |
