Fortune's Fool
Terry Alford talked about his book Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth, in which he recalls the life of John Wilkes Booth, from his childhood in Maryland to his acting career and h…
1,630 viewsTerry Alford talked about his book Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth, in which he recalls the life of John Wilkes Booth, from his childhood in Maryland to his acting career and h…
1,630 viewsPanelists talked about writing biographies. Panelists included Terry Alford, author of Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth; Kirstin Downey, author of Isabella: The Warrior Queen; a…
707 viewsMichael Burlingame presented Abraham Lincoln Institute Book Award to Terry Alford, author of Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth. Following the presentation, Michelle Krowl provide…
384 viewsSpeakers at the 18th annual Abraham Lincoln Symposium participated in a panel discussion about the life and legacy of the 16th president. They also responded to questions and comments from t…
847 viewsTerry Alford talked about the life of John Wilkes Booth and the actor and confederate sympathizer’s role in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. “John Wilkes Booth: A Biographe…
1,934 viewsIn this second panel from Ford’s Theater, historians discussed the personalities and events which led to the assassination of President Lincoln on April 14, 1865. The discussion focused on v…
533 viewsThree Lincoln scholars talked about the political situation in April 1865, the myths and realities surrounding the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, and how the media treated it.…
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