Hail to the coif! A lock of President Abraham Lincoln’s hair will be among several pieces of memorabilia honoring the Great Emancipator expected to be auctioned in Dallas on Saturday. The opening bid for the famous follicles will be $10,000, according to seller Greg … [Read more...] about Lock of Abraham Lincoln’s hair, John Wilkes Booth arrest warrant for sale at Dallas auction
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Fierce feud between brothers John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth haunts the Players Club once again
One was a Southerner who killed the President. The other was the toast of the New York stage. And now the murderous sibling rivalry between John Wilkes Booth and his brother Edwin is poised to boil over once again. “The Brothers Booth,” an interactive play being … [Read more...] about Fierce feud between brothers John Wilkes Booth and Edwin Booth haunts the Players Club once again
Gettysburg store pulls bobblehead dolls of President Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth
GETTYSBURG, Pa. - Bobblehead dolls of the man who assassinated President Abraham Lincoln have been pulled from sale at the Gettysburg National Military Park visitors' center bookstore. The dolls of John Wilkes Booth with a handgun were removed from shelves on Saturday, a day … [Read more...] about Gettysburg store pulls bobblehead dolls of President Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth
Jersey Roots: John Wilkes Booth spent part of his last summer in Long Branch
On this day in 1982, the Asbury Park Press published an essay by local historian and author Louis A. Lepis on the connection Long Branch had to the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln.For two generations, from the 1840s to the 1880s, Long Branch was a favorite summer haunt … [Read more...] about Jersey Roots: John Wilkes Booth spent part of his last summer in Long Branch
Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was gifted actor, ladies’ man, ‘handsomest man in America’: experts
Abraham Lincoln was slain by a dashing star of the 19th century stage, a man who could have been remembered as the George Clooney of his day. John Wilkes Booth had talent, a look that made ladies swoon, and the potential, at just 26 years old, to develop into one of the … [Read more...] about Lincoln assassin John Wilkes Booth was gifted actor, ladies’ man, ‘handsomest man in America’: experts