Good Brother, Bad Brother The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth

Name: Good Brother, Bad Brother The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth
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ISBN: 9780618096428

ISBN-10: 0618096426

ISBN-13: 9780618096428

Edition: 2005

Authors: James Cross Giblin

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Edwin Booth and his younger brother John Wilkes Booth were, in many ways, two of a kind. They were among America"s finest actors, having inherited their father"s commanding stage presence along with his penchant for alcohol and impulsive behavior. In other respects, the two brothers were very different. Edwin was more introspective, while John was known for his passionate intensity. They stood at opposite poles politically, as well: Edwin voted for Abraham Lincoln; John was an ardent advocate of the Confederacy. Award-winning author James Cross Giblin draws on first-hand accounts of family members, friends, and colleagues to create vivid images of Edwin Booth and his brother John Wilkes,…

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List price: $23.00
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 5/23/2005
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 7.50" wide x 10.00" long x 0.83" tall
Weight: 1.980
Language: English

James Cross Giblin is the author of more than 20 critically acclaimed books for young people. One of his recent books for Clarion, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.




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


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