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American Brutus
John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies
Author: Michael Kauffman
Narrator: Nelson Runger
Unabridged: 22 hr
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Recorded Books
Published: 08/03/2012
Category: History - United States
Synopsis
In American Brutus, popular historian Michael W. Kauffman delivers a history that reads more like a best-selling novel. This definitive masterwork dispels commonly held myths and reveals the truth about John Wilkes Booth. Luring Southern sympathizers into a “noble” presidential kidnapping, Booth stunned his puzzled pawns by murdering Lincoln. From Booth’s early life and acting career to his escape and death, this meticulously researched book re-examines it all using a wealth of primary sources.