Project Gutenberg 2004-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 134 Townsend, George Alfred 1841 1914 Townsend, G. A. (George Alfred) Bouquet, Johnny The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth Produced by Kathy H., David Moynihan, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth" by George Alfred Townsend is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work centers around the infamous assassination of President Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth, detailing Booth's background, the conspiracy behind the act, and the subsequent pursuit and fate of his accomplices. At the start of the narrative, Townsend sets the scene in Washington, D.C., on the fateful day of April 14, when Booth, the well-dressed actor, prepared for his heinous deed at Ford's Theater. It describes Booth’s meticulously planned approach, including his interactions and movements leading up to the assassination. He manages to capture the atmosphere of the theater, the audience's excitement, and the moment of the assassination itself, illustrating Booth's actions with vivid detail. The opening portion establishes not only the dramatic tension of the event but also begins to build an intricate portrayal of Booth's character and the gravity of his crime against a beloved leader. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Booth, John Wilkes, 1838-1865 Assassins -- United States -- Biography Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Assassination E456 Text Crime Nonfiction Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) 290032 2025-07-03T08:18:21.653242 text/html 289853 2025-01-09T23:50:49.655123 text/html 200846 2025-07-03T08:18:28.265280 application/epub+zip 203424 2025-07-03T08:18:24.706210 application/epub+zip 183819 2025-07-03T08:18:23.551243 application/epub+zip 418663 2025-07-03T08:18:31.068175 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 398204 2025-07-03T08:18:27.546228 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358691 2022-09-03T12:44:47.925349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 268169 2025-07-03T08:18:21.352284 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 263276 2020-12-29T21:44:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18228 2025-07-03T08:18:31.188380 application/rdf+xml 20910 2025-07-03T08:18:24.063207 image/jpeg 4546 2025-07-03T08:18:23.818267 image/jpeg 106465 2020-12-29T21:44:44 application/octet-stream application/zip 198176 2025-07-03T08:18:21.681225 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia