Bibliograph

Good brother, bad brother, the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth, James Cross Giblin

Type

Label

Good brother, bad brother, the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth, James Cross Giblin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Age 10-14

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Good brother, bad brother

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

56535150

Responsibility statement

James Cross Giblin

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, 8.3.Reading Counts!, 7.3.

Sub title

the story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth

Summary

Most people know the name John Wilkes Booth, but few likely have heard of his elder brother Edwin. Find out about the brothers through first-hand accounts. Learn how alike and how different they were, and how each made a lasting impression on American history

Table Of Contents

A brother's crime -- Crowing like a rooster -- "Where are your spurs?" -- Gold pieces and blizzards -- Hamlet in Honolulu -- Edwin in love -- "Marching off To war" -- "He must come at once!" -- A spy and a blockade runner -- "When Lincoln shall be king" -- "To whom it may concern" -- "Sic semper tyrannis!" -- The terrible aftermath -- "Hunted like a dog" -- "Useless! Useless!" -- Death by hanging -- Standing ovations -- Into the furnace -- Targeting Edwin -- Triumph in Germany --- A toast to the players -- The last "Hamlet."

Target audience

juvenile

Classification