Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes Booth

by Donna M. Bozzone

Book Overview

Until John Wilkes Booth killed Abraham Lincoln, the assassination of a U.S. President was considered unthinkable. All of that changed on April 14, 1865, when Booth shot Lincoln as the president watched the play Our American Cousin. What led Booth to commit this murder, and what effect did this deadly act have on the United States? With this book, readers will take a closer look at this history-making event as well as the lives of Lincoln and Booth...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0766098109
• ISBN13: 9780766098107
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Enslow Publishing
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.62 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12