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John Wilkes Booth and the Civil War (Notorious Americans and Their Times)
John Wilkes Booth and the Civil War - Notorious Americans and Their Times Author:Steve Otfinoski Born into a famous family of highly respected actors, young John seemed to have his life plotted for him. But, in the 1860s, as tensions over slavery mounted, he became increasingly political. How did he wind up at Ford's Theater one night, ready to kill the president?