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bunneeboy
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Fascinating!

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tokorowilliamwallace
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Great fun. I was babbling on about this at one point near 40-50% the way through like I was about Poor Things. I did not expect to like it this much.

TieDyeDude The author did an excellent job with this. I have Bloody Crimes, a companion/sequel, but I haven't read it yet. 6mo
tokorowilliamwallace Yes, it was a compelling narrative by audio. I was struck by the hysteria and mob the assassination caused in Washington. John Wilkes Booth was kind of both a delusional and tragic, cursed figure from what he considered himself and realized. It has me interested in the book on the hunt for the Confederate president and the conspiracy to kidnap the president, the latter of which is available for sale at my library. 6mo
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Scochrane26
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Think I saw this on Litsy, sounded interesting. Audiobook is narrated by Richard Thomas, aka John-boy from The Waltons. He was a great narrator—added some drama & suspense that I may not have gotten in reading the book. Enjoyed the story, learned some history.

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Jody3
Chasing Lincoln's Killer | James L. Swanson
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This was well written and well done. Great insight and research of historical facts. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in US history.

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Librarybelle
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If you‘re looking for a book that follows the spiritualism of just Lincoln and JW Booth, you‘re not really going to find it here. If, instead, you are interested in reading about the influence of spiritualism on the Lincoln family and the Booth family, as well friends, then this is the book for you. Some of the stories I knew from other readings; others I did not. Overall, I was fascinated by Alford‘s examination of the beliefs ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Librarybelle 🔼🔼🔼 of those tied to the families. Towards the end of the book, Alford really explores more of friends‘ interactions with spiritualism as well as nefarious deeds they commit, which kind of veered away from the spiritualist focus of most of the book. Finished this morning with all of my guys with me… #Zeke #Vladimir #SebastianKitty #Xander #CatsOfLitsy 2y
kspenmoll Hi kitties!! 2y
Librarybelle @kspenmoll 😁❤️ 2y
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britt_brooke
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⭐️⭐️⭐️ After my recent underwhelming experience with Fowler‘s BOOTH, I needed a detailed recounting of those harrowing days. Thanks for putting this on my radar, Scott and Holly. I didn‘t love the audio narration, but the info is thorough and solid. One of the highlights of my 8th grade (1996) DC school trip was visiting Ford‘s Theatre and Petersen House. I hope to take my boys when they‘re old enough to truly appreciate the history.

vivastory I was looking for this at HPB last week. Hope to read it over the next week or so. Glad it worked for you, despite the bad narration 3y
britt_brooke @vivastory I think you‘re going to like it. Keep me posted! 3y
Susanita Richard Thomas as in John Boy Walton? 3y
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britt_brooke @Susanita I had to look this up! Nope, appears to be coincidence. 😄 3y
Hooked_on_books I‘m glad you liked it! I read it a number of years ago in print, before I got into audio, so that‘s a bummer about the audio not being great. 3y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Print definitely would‘ve been better, but I also think I‘m being nitpicky, lol. The narration wasn‘t exactly bad, I just didn‘t vibe with his voice. He was too new-caster sounding, if that makes sense? 😅 3y
Cinfhen So I‘m listening to Booth now and I‘m really enjoying it!! Way more than I expected. I think knowing ahead of time that it‘s about the Booth family and not JW put me in the right direction for expectations. 3y
Cinfhen I‘m also VERY picky about narrator‘s voices!! Especially male readers. 3y
Hooked_on_books Makes total sense! And it makes such a difference, having a good reader who is right for the book. The right narrator can make a so-so book better and a bad narrator can bring a great book down. 3y
britt_brooke @Cinfhen I knew that going in, too - I just thought the reasoning for nearly leaving him out was kind of pointless. And it didn‘t just hold my attention well. 🙈 I‘m happy you‘re enjoying it!! (edited) 3y
britt_brooke @Hooked_on_books Completely agree! 3y
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