Titone, Nora. My thoughts be bloody : the bitter rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth that led to an American tragedy

Folger bibliographic ID: 235405
Folger call number: E457.5 .T57 2010
Folger holdings ID: 289088
Accession Number: 266137

Edition

1st Free Press hardcover ed

General notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-455) and index

Contents

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."

Extended title: My thoughts be bloody : the bitter rivalry between Edwin and John Wilkes Booth that led to an American tragedy / Nora Titone ; foreword by Doris Kearns Goodwin

Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 Assassins Actors Brothers Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 Sibling rivalry

author: Titone, Nora
subject: Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865
subject: Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893
subject: Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865