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.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Free Press, 2010.Edition: 1st Free Press hardcover edDescription: xii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781416586050 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 1416586059 (hc : alk. paper)
  • 9781416586166 (ebook)
  • 1416586164 (ebook)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • E 457.5 .T57 2010
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."
Summary: Offers a provocative new look at the motive behind the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the bitter sibling rivalry that led John Wilkes Booth to murder him.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [445]-455) and index.

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."

Offers a provocative new look at the motive behind the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln and the bitter sibling rivalry that led John Wilkes Booth to murder him.

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