Good brother, bad brother : the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
- Responsibility
- James Cross Giblin.
- Imprint
- New York : Clarion Books, c2005.
- Physical description
- 244 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Access
Available online

Education Library (Cubberley)
Curriculum Collection
Call number | Status |
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E457.5 .G53 2005 | Unknown |
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Creators/Contributors
- Author/Creator
- Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016
Contents/Summary
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
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- A brother's crime
- Crowing like a rooster
- "Where are your spurs?"
- Gold pieces and blizzards
- Hamlet in Honolulu
- Edwin in love
- "Marching off To war"
- "He must come at once!"
- A spy and a blockade runner
- "When Lincoln shall be king"
- "To whom it may concern"
- "Sic semper tyrannis!"
- The terrible aftermath
- "Hunted like a dog"
- "Useless! Useless!"
- Death by hanging
- Standing ovations
- Into the furnace
- Targeting Edwin
- Triumph in Germany --- A toast to the players
- The last "Hamlet"
- Summary
- Most people know the name John Wilkes Booth, but few likely have heard of his elder brother Edwin. Find out about the brothers through first-hand accounts. Learn how alike and how different they were, and how each made a lasting impression on American history.
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Subjects
- Subject
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 > Juvenile literature.
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 > Family > Juvenile literature.
- Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893 > Juvenile literature.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Assassination > Juvenile literature.
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
- Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 > Family.
- Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Assassination.
- Assassins > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Actors > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Brothers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Assassins > United States > Biography.
- Actors > United States > Biography.
- Brothers > United States > Biography.
- Local subject
- Notable Children's Books, 2006
Bibliographic information
- Publication date
- 2005
- Audience
- Age 10-14.
- ISBN
- 0618096426
- 9780618096428