This is the story of Edwin Booth, the famous brother of the infamous assassin John Wilkes Booth. Growing Up In An Acting Family. Born on November 13, 1833, Edwin Booth seemed dest ...

Arguably the nation's most famous assassin, John Wilkes Booth was an accomplished actor, southern sympathizer, and likely spy before shooting President Lincoln in April 1865. The ninth of 10 ...

Scholars have “delighted” in the slender book, says Terry Alford, a John Wilkes Booth expert in Virginia, because it remains the only manuscript of significant length that provides insightful ...

On April 14, 1865, itinerant actor John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington, DC — jumping from Lincoln’s box, breaking his leg and shouting ...

In her new novel, Karen Joy Fowler imagines the lives of John Wilkes Booth’s troubled parents and his many siblings. By Molly Young When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our ...