S01E06 "John Wilkes Booth"

Oct 5, 2022 · 32m 24s
S01E06 "John Wilkes Booth"
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In this episode we will talk about the life of John Wilkes Booth before he assassinated President Lincoln and what led to the eventual act of assassination and go over...

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In this episode we will talk about the life of John Wilkes Booth before he assassinated President Lincoln and what led to the eventual act of assassination and go over his life as an actor with his prestigious acting family.

Resources
Kimmel, Stanley (1969). The Mad Booths of Maryland. https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=69019162&searchType=1&permalink=y

Smith, Gene (1992) American Gothic: the story of America’s legendary theatrical family, Junius Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth. https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780671767136/page/23/mode/2up

Civil War History - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-civil-war-begins

Wilson, Francis (1972) John Wilkes Booth https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=74091588&searchType=1&permalink=y

Goodrich, Thomas (2005) The Darkest Dawn: Lincoln, Booth, and the great American tragedy https://archive.org/details/darkestdawnlinco00good_705

Dumb Laws: https://www.robertreeveslaw.com/blog/31-strange-bizarre-true-laws/

Intro Music: Music by Coma-Media from Pixabay. No license required.
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