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American Gothic: The Story of America's Legendary Theatrical Family--Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth

by Gene Smith · 1992

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The story of 19th-century America's legendary theatrical family—Junius, Edwin, and John Wilkes Booth. Smith's chronicle of the Booth family draws readers into the glittering world of the theater and into a family beset by insanity and fateful dreams of glory. 16 pages of photos.

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adult
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medium · 286 pages

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