Good Brother, Bad Brother

by Giblin, James Cross

• ISBN13: 9780618096428
• ISBN10: 0618096426
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-23
• Publisher: Clarion Books

Summary

On April 14, 1865, five days after the end of the Civil War, John Wilkes Booth fired a single shot and changed the course of American history. His infamous deed cost him his life and brought notoriety and shame to his family-particularly his elder brother, the renowned actor Edwin Booth. From that day forward, Edwin would be known as "the brother of the man who killed President Lincoln."

Author Biography

James Cross Giblin is the author of more than 20 critically acclaimed books for young people. His most recent book for Clarion, The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler, received the Robert F. Sibert Award for Informational Books. Mr. Giblin lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

A Brother's Crime	1	(6)
Crowing Like a Rooster	7	(9)
``Where Are Your Spurs?''	16	(9)
Gold Pieces and Blizzards	25	(8)
Hamlet in Honolulu	33	(11)
Edwin in Love	44	(12)
Marching Off to War	56	(11)
``He Must Come at Once!''	67	(9)
A Spy and a Blockade Runner	76	(11)
``When Lincoln Shall Be King''	87	(11)
``To Whom It May Concern''	98	(12)
``Sic Semper Tyrannis!''	110	(15)
The Terrible Aftermath	125	(11)
``Hunted Like a Dog''	136	(8)
``Useless, Useless''	144	(11)
Death by Hanging	155	(14)
Standing Ovations	169	(10)
Into the Furnace	179	(9)
Targeting Edwin	188	(10)
Triumph in Germany	198	(9)
A Toast to the Players	207	(9)
The Last Hamlet	216	(7)
Bibliography and Source Notes	223	(12)
Index	235