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The Resource American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth, (electronic resource)
American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth, (electronic resource)
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- Summary
- The dramatic biography of one of the most notorious families in American history. Junius Booth and his sons, Edwin and John Wilkes, were nineteenth-century America's most famous theatrical family. Yet the Booth name is forever etched in the history books for one terrible reason: the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. In American Gothic, bestselling historian Gene Smith vividly chronicles the triumphs, scandals, and tragedies of this infamous family. The preeminent English tragedian of his day, Junius Booth was a madman and an alcoholic who abandoned his wife and young son to move to America and start a new family. His son Edwin became the most renowned Shakespearean actor in America, famously playing Hamlet for one hundred consecutive nights, but he suffered from depression and a crippling fear of inheriting his father's insanity. Blessed with extraordinary good looks and a gregarious nature, John Wilkes Booth seemed destined for spectacular fame and fortune. However, his sympathy for the Confederate cause unleashed a dangerous instability that brought permanent disgrace to his family and forever changed the course of American history. Richly detailed and emotionally insightful, American Gothic brings to life the true story behind a family tragedy of Shakespearean proportions
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Isbn
- 9781504039765
- Label
- American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
- Title
- American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
- Statement of responsibility
- Gene Smith
- Title variation
- American gothic
- Title variation remainder
- the story of Americas legendary theatrical family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
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- trueActors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
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- trueLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
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- Language
- eng
- Summary
- The dramatic biography of one of the most notorious families in American history. Junius Booth and his sons, Edwin and John Wilkes, were nineteenth-century America's most famous theatrical family. Yet the Booth name is forever etched in the history books for one terrible reason: the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865. In American Gothic, bestselling historian Gene Smith vividly chronicles the triumphs, scandals, and tragedies of this infamous family. The preeminent English tragedian of his day, Junius Booth was a madman and an alcoholic who abandoned his wife and young son to move to America and start a new family. His son Edwin became the most renowned Shakespearean actor in America, famously playing Hamlet for one hundred consecutive nights, but he suffered from depression and a crippling fear of inheriting his father's insanity. Blessed with extraordinary good looks and a gregarious nature, John Wilkes Booth seemed destined for spectacular fame and fortune. However, his sympathy for the Confederate cause unleashed a dangerous instability that brought permanent disgrace to his family and forever changed the course of American history. Richly detailed and emotionally insightful, American Gothic brings to life the true story behind a family tragedy of Shakespearean proportions
- Summary
- Recounts the rise of Junius Brutus Booth, Edwin's performances, and John's crime
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- collective biography
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- 188377
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- Midwest
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- Smith, Gene
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- 792.028092273
- 920
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- Index
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- Literary form
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- Booth family
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- Booth, Edwin
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- Lincoln, Abraham
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- adult
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- the story of America's legendary theatrical family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
- Label
- American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth, (electronic resource)
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- Color
- multicolored
- Control code
- MWT11689034
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781504039765
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- (electronic bk.)
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- MWT11689034
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- Label
- American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth, (electronic resource)
- Link
- Color
- multicolored
- Control code
- MWT11689034
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource
- Form of item
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- online
- electronic
- Governing access note
- Digital content provided by hoopla
- Isbn
- 9781504039765
- Isbn Type
- (electronic bk.)
- Publisher number
- MWT11689034
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Mode of access: World Wide Web
Subject
- trueActors -- United States -- Biography
- trueActors and actresses -- United States -- Biography
- trueArts and Entertainment -- Theater
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- trueLincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination
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