Right or Wrong, God Judge Me: The Writtings of John Wilkes Booth

by John Wilkes Booth, John Rhodehamel (Editor)

Superbly edited and annotated, this collection of the writings of John Wilkes Booth constitutes a major new primary source that contributes to scholarship on Abraham Lincoln, the Civil War, and nineteenth-century theater history. The nearly seventy documents--more than half published here for the first time--include love letters written during the summer of 1864, when Booth was conspiring against Lincoln, explicit statements of Booth's political convictions, and the diary he kept during his futile twelve-day flight after the assassination.
 

Genres: History, Civil War, American History, Biography

200 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

About the author

American stage actor who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, in Washington, D.C., on April 14, 1865

Reviews

[Bud Freeman · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very Interesting Reading.

[Lee Taylor · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides insight into Booth’s mind. The detailed notes give context. Much still remains a mystery about JWB’s actions but this book provides evidence to speculate further.

[Liz Donatelli · Rating 5 out of 5]

John Wilkes Booth's diary entries before and (a few) after Lincoln's assassination. Fascinating!

[Scott · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book have a good insight to the thinking of one of the most famous assassins in American history.

[Gigi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Towards the end, the spelling improves somewhat.