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John Wilkes Booth


 

John Wilkes Booth (May 10, 1838 – April 26, 1865) was an American actor who is most famous for assassinating Abraham Lincoln. A professional and extremely popular stage actor of his day, Booth was a Confederate sympathizer who was dissatisfied by the outcome of the American Civil War.

References

  • Kauffman, Michael W. (2004), American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies, New York: Random House. ISBN 037550785X
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►Introduction
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►Background and early life
►Theatrical career and Civil War
►Hatching the plot
►Possible ties to the Confederacy
►The kidnapping attempt
►The assassination and aftermath
►"Booth escaped" theories
►Booth in popular culture
►Trivia
►See also
►References
►External links
►Goodies & Collectibles
►Posters & Prints

 

 

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