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Compelling and revealing information in the form of papers and diaries have recently been found in private collections--materials which provide greater insight into the events leading up to the assassination of Lincoln as well as details of the pursuit and capture of the man the government claimed was Booth. This new information along with a critical reexamination of the traditional historical materials provide more than sufficient reason to challenge the long-held assumption that John Wilkes Booth was killed by government agents in Virginia. Leading the reader through a series of amazing coincidences and details, this book presents startling evidence that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was never captured, but escaped to live for decades, continue his acting career, marry, and have children!
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Booth, John Wilkes,--1838-1865, Assassins--United States--Biography, Fugitives from justice--United States--Biography, Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Assassination.
publication date
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1999
lcc
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E457.5.J35 1999eb
ddc
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973.7/092
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Booth, John Wilkes,--1838-1865, Assassins--United States--Biography, Fugitives from justice--United States--Biography, Lincoln, Abraham,--1809-1865--Assassination.
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Return of Assassin John Wilkes Booth
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John Wilkes Booth (Reproduced from the collections of the Library of Congress)
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Return of Assassin John Wilkes Booth
W.C. Jameson
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Jameson, W. C., 1942-. Return of assassin John Wilkes Booth / W.C. Jameson. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-55622-642-X 1. Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865. 2. AssassinsUnited States Biography. 3. Fugitives from justiceUnited StatesBiography. 4. Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865Assassination. I. Title. E457.5.J35 1998 973.7'092dc21 98-29861 [b] CIP
1999, W. C. Jameson
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Contents
Preface
vii
I Introduction
1
II Who Was John Wilkes Booth?
5
III Plots to Kidnap
15
IV Plot to Assassinate
53
V The Assassination
65
VI The Attack on Seward
79
VII Escape
85
VIII The Traditional Version of the Flight, the Pursuit, and the Death of John Wilkes Booth
91
IX Manhunt
103
X The Killing at Garrett's Barn
153
XI The Body
169
XII Tracking John Wilkes Booth
193
XIII The Return of the Assassin
201
XIV Analysis
227
Appendix A The Mystery of Boston Corbett
243
Appendix B The Question of Suicide
249
Appendix C The Lewis Paine/Lewis Thornton Powell Controversy
253
Appendix D The Mystery of John Parker
259
Appendix E The Mystery of the Diary
263
Selected Bibliography
269
Index
279
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Preface
Virtually every American knows the name John Wilkes Booth. Surveys have confirmed that for most citizens of the United States, even the world, the infamous actor, along with his most famous deed, is synonymous with the word "assassination."
Mention the name John Wilkes Booth, that noted and magnetic thespian of the mid-nineteenth century, and all but a sheltered few immediately associate it with the murder of President Abraham Lincoln. Even today, according to author David Robertson, Booth, an enigmatic, attractive, manipulative, and violent character, "continues to command the American imagination in a way not fully explained by the facts of his life or his notoriety."
Indeed, to this day, John Wilkes Booth remains a looming, gnawing enigma, among the most complex and puzzling in American history. Rising well above the confusing and tangled web of mysteries embracing the actor are the ones associated with the distinct possibility of his escape and return.
I remember as a child the few occasions when family members brought up the subject of John Wilkes Booth. It was done in hushed tones accompanied by furtive glances at the doors and windows as though the speakers feared someone might be listening. On those rare occasions when I chanced to enter the room during such conversations, the
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