Good brother, bad brother : the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth : Giblin, James Cross, 1933-2016 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive (original) (raw)

244 pages : 26 cm

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

Age 10-14

Includes bibliographical references and index

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."

Accelerated Reader 8.3

Reading Counts! 7.3

A Junior Library Guild selection