Encouraged by the review in bwl 107 I was curious to read this book. Like many British people, the only thing I knew about Lincoln's assassination was it happened in a theatre but by whom I had no idea. It's a fascinating read in which Fowler breathes life into Booth and his extraordinary family in a way denied to the writer of straight-forward biography. Purists turn away!
(Jenny Baker - bwl 109 Summer 2023 ) |
