• S01E06 "John Wilkes Booth"

  • Oct 5 2022
  • Length: 32 mins
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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 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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