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The woman who loved John Wilkes Booth by Russell, Pamela Redford is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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April 15, 1865: Washington, recovering from a brutal and bloody Civil War, was suddenly plunged into a Reign of Terror by an assassin's bullet. Thus John Wilkes Booth finally assured himself of the immortality he coveted. But who were the men and women who eventually swung from the scaffold, whose hooded bodies became innocent sacrifices to the nation's hysteria? Pamela Russell tells the fascinating and little-known story of Mary Surratt, the only woman to be hanged for the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and its subsequent effect on her daughter Annie. Through the use of a fictitious but vividly imagined diary, Pamela Redford Russell goes beyond historical drama to create a novel of emotional depth and psychological penetration.

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It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.

Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.

Author
Russell, Pamela Redford
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Published
1978
Language
EN
ISBN
9780399121326
Category
work of fiction
Subjects
Literary Fiction, Children'S, Fiction
Rating
3.8 / 5 (13 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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