Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth 35178 Fred began recounting his adventures

Fred began recounting his adventures at veteran reunions or during interviews with journalists

brutal war then forged a lasting peace that fundamentally changed our nation

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Also included is a timeline of the war

they were forced to act when the approaching fighting pushed the city to the brink of starvation

Fortune's Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth 35178 Fred began recounting his adventuresby Terry Alford (Author) With a single shot from a pistol small enough to conceal in his hand, John Wilkes Booth catapulted into history on the night of April 14, 1865. The assassination of President Abraham Lincoln stunned a nation that was just emerging from the chaos and calamity of the Civil War, and the president's untimely death altered the trajectory of postwar history. But to those who knew Booth, the event was even more shocking for no one