Ford's Theatre (Images of America (Arcadia Publishing))
"Meticulously researched and lucidly written,Images of America:  Ford's Theatrecontains astonishing and little-seen pictures from the theatre's rich 180-year history.  A veritable treasure trove for history buffs, this book is more than the definitive history of Ford's Theatre.  It is a triumph!"- Jay Winik, author of the New York Times best-selling bookApril 1865."Ford's Theatre usually conjures up two names in popular imagination: a good one, Abraham Lincoln, and a bad one, John Wilkes Booth.  Brian Anderson's newImages of Americabook on Ford's Theatre makes it clear how many more good names were associated with the preservation and restoration of Ford's Theatre, and gives us a great visual gallery of the look of Ford's from its first days as a church in 1833 to its modern place as a living theater and national monument."- Allen Guelzo, Director of the Civil War Era Studies Program, Gettysburg College"The assassination of Abraham Lincoln at the hands of John Wilkes Booth may be the biggest piece of Ford's Theatre history, but it's hardly the only piece.  Casual readers and historians alike will benefit from Brian Anderson's incredibly illustrated account of the long and fascinating life of America's most famous theater.  Think you know everything there is to know about Ford's Theatre? Think again and read this book."- Dave Taylor, Lincoln assassination researcher and writer (www.boothiebarn.com)