My thoughts be bloody
the bitter rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth that led to an American tragedy
Titone, Nora.
creator
text
bibliography
biography
nyu
New York
Free Press
2010
1st Free Press hardcover ed.
monographic
eng
xii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
pt. 1. 1821-1852 -- "A famous rebel" -- "O brave new world" -- "This be madness" -- "A populous city" -- "Stand up for bastards!" -- pt. 2. 1853-1860 -- "In the dust" -- "Brother, you have done me wrong" -- "A delicate and tender prince" -- "Death, destruction, and massacre" -- "Prepare for your execution : you are condemned" -- pt. 3. 1861-1865 -- "My brother, my competitor" -- "The working of the heart" -- "Beat down these rebels here at home" -- "My thoughts be bloody" -- "This play is the image of a murder."
Nora Titone ; foreword by Doris Kearns Goodwin.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-455) and index.
Booth, John Wilkes
1838-1865
Booth, John Wilkes
1838-1865
Family
Booth, Edwin
1833-1893
Assassins
United States
Biography
Actors
United States
Biography
Brothers
United States
Biography
Lincoln, Abraham
1809-1865
Assassination
Sibling rivalry
United States
Case studies
002 E 457.5 T621m 2010
973.7092
9781416586050 (hc : alk. paper)
9781416586166 (ebook)
2010034297
DLC
100819
20230404125811.0
103184