Directory of Booth, John Wilkes Resources

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This category lists pages and sites that tell about John Wilkes Booth (1821-1865). Once a prominent actor, Booth is more commonly known as the infamous gunman who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln inside Ford's Theatre.

Resources in This Category

• A History of John Wilkes Booth

  https://www.nps.gov/resources/person.htm?id=46
  Tells the story of Booth's life, focusing on the years before his infamous act.

• Did John Wilkes Booth Flee to Granbury

  http://www.granbury.org/index.aspx?NID=705
  Examines the story that Booth fled to this Texas town shortly after taking the President's life.

• Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

  http://www.pagebypagebooks.com/George_Alfred_Townsend/The_Life_Crime_and_Capture_of_John_Wilkes_Booth/
  News letters about John Wilkes Booth, written for a newspaper during the time the events were happening.

• The Capture of John Wilkes Booth

  http://www.civilwarhome.com/booth.htm
  Official cavalry report describes Booth's capture.

• The Death of John Wilkes Booth

  http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/booth.htm
  The last moments of Lincoln's assassin, described by eyewitness Lieutenant Edward Doherty.

• The Life and Plot of John Wilkes Booth

  http://rogerjnorton.com/Lincoln72.html
  This page includes a description of John Wilkes Booth's life and his plot against Abraham Lincoln.

 

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