num_pages: 286
description: A biography of the theatrical family of which Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was a member traces the rise of Junius Brutus Booth in the theater, Edwin's record-breaking performance of Hamlet, and brother John's most heinous crime. 15,000 first printing. Reader's Digest Cond Bks. Excerpts, American Heritage.
language: English
title: American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family-Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
titlecomplete: American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family-Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth
genres: American, History, American History, Civil War, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 144
publisher: Simon & Schuster