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Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors and Stagehands at Fords Theatre
Thomas A. Bogar
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Paperback. John Wilkes Booth is known for one thing--assassinating America's sixteenth president, Abe Lincoln. But what don't we know? Who helped him--and who tried to stop him? Thomas A. Bogar reveals a thrilling narrative behind the cast and crew of Ford's Theatre and their relations with the infamous actor in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination. Num Pages: 377 pages, B&W photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 32. Weight in Grams: 510.
John Wilkes Booth is known for one thingassassinating America's sixteenth president, Abe Lincoln. But what don't we know? Who helped himand who tried to stop him? Thomas A. Bogar reveals a thrilling narrative behind the cast and crew of Ford's Theatre and their relations with the infamous actor in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination.
John Wilkes Booth is known for one thingassassinating America's sixteenth president, Abe Lincoln. But what don't we know? Who helped himand who tried to stop him? Thomas A. Bogar reveals a thrilling narrative behind the cast and crew of Ford's Theatre and their relations with the infamous actor in Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Regnery History
Condition
New
Number of Pages
377
Place of Publication
DC, United States
ISBN
9781621573203
SKU
V9781621573203
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About Thomas A. Bogar
Thomas A. Bogar, Ph.D., has taught theatre history, dramatic literature, and theatre production for forty years, most recently at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. In addition to Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, he is the author of a biography of nineteenth-century actor-manager John E. Owens (2002) and American Presidents Attend the Theatre (2006). He is the recipient of two National Endowment for the Humanities summer fellowships and served as a judge for Washington's Helen Hayes Theatre Awards. He lives in Silver Springs, Maryland.
Reviews for Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination: The Untold Story of the Actors and Stagehands at Fords Theatre
"Bogar painstakingly rehearses each and every actor, manager or stagehand, many of whom knew Booth well, for a run-through of the horrendous shooting and escape and delineates how individual versions varied hugely and would determine important legal consequences in a court of law. "
Kirkus Reviews "In their myriad accounts then and later, who was telling the truth and who was inventing? Bogar takes on all of these and more, and provides a fascinating look at the rest of their lives and the way few of them ever really escaped being a witness to history."
HistoryBookClub.com "In Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, Thomas A. Bogar has done a masterful job of tracking them all down. His fascinating story follows not just the actors and theater owners but the orchestra conductor, the scene painter, even the ticket taker and errand boy."
The Courier Journal "Dr. Bogar's scholarship is original and impeccable. With stunning clarity, this vivid narrative shines a light into the shadows and behind the scenes of the most resonant crime in American history. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination is an indispensable resource for understanding the width, breadth and scope of the tragedy at Ford's Theatre."
Erik Jendresen, writer/producer Killing Lincoln, Band of Brothers
Kirkus Reviews "In their myriad accounts then and later, who was telling the truth and who was inventing? Bogar takes on all of these and more, and provides a fascinating look at the rest of their lives and the way few of them ever really escaped being a witness to history."
HistoryBookClub.com "In Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination, Thomas A. Bogar has done a masterful job of tracking them all down. His fascinating story follows not just the actors and theater owners but the orchestra conductor, the scene painter, even the ticket taker and errand boy."
The Courier Journal "Dr. Bogar's scholarship is original and impeccable. With stunning clarity, this vivid narrative shines a light into the shadows and behind the scenes of the most resonant crime in American history. Backstage at the Lincoln Assassination is an indispensable resource for understanding the width, breadth and scope of the tragedy at Ford's Theatre."
Erik Jendresen, writer/producer Killing Lincoln, Band of Brothers