The Madman and the Assassin: The Strange Life of Boston Corbett, the Man Who Killed John Wilkes Booth
As thoroughly examined as the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth have been, virtually no attention has been paid to the life of the Union cavalryman who killed Booth, an odd character named Boston Corbett. The killing of Booth made Corbett an instant celebrity...
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As thoroughly examined as the Civil War and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth have been, virtually no attention has been paid to the life of the Union cavalryman who killed Booth, an odd character named Boston Corbett. The killing of Booth made Corbett an instant celebrity whose peculiarities made him the object of fascination and derision. Corbett
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781613730188 (1613730187)
ASIN: 1613730187
Pages no: 240
Edition language: English
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