Titone, Nora.

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. - 1st Free Press hardcover ed. - New York : Free Press, 2010. - xii, 479 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

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.

9781416586050 (hc : alk. paper) 1416586059 (hc : alk. paper) 9781416586166 (ebook) 1416586164 (ebook)

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Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865.
Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 --Family.
Booth, Edwin, 1833-1893.
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 --Assassination.


Assassins--United States--Biography.
Actors--United States--Biography.
Brothers--United States--Biography.
Sibling rivalry--United States--Case studies.

E 457.5 / .T57 2010