| J Wilkes Booth: An Account of His Sojourn in Southern Maryland After the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, His Passage Across the Poto Contributor(s): Jones, Thomas (Author) |
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ISBN: 1417938579 ISBN-13: 9781417938575 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $21.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: 1893. Illustrated. Jones, who claims to be the only living man who can tell the story, recounts his life and the role he played in Wilkes's escape following the assassination of Lincoln. After the war started, Jones helped Confederate sympathizers leave Maryland and go to Virginia by crossing the Potomac River. Jones also served as an agent for the Confederate mail service. He was imprisoned several times by Union authorities. By the war's end, Jones was the ranking Confederate spy in Maryland. After the assassination of President Lincoln, Jones helped John Wilkes Booth cross over the Potomac to Virginia. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - Biography & Autobiography | Criminals & Outlaws |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6" W x 9" (0.44 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Maryland - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic |
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| Publisher Description: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work. |
