This is a chronicle mainly of John Wilkes Booth before and the aftermath of the assasination of Lincoln. The author concentrates on the facts of the conspiracy to kill not just Lincoln but several high ranking members of the Feberal government. There is actually a lot of detail that is available about Booth after he shot Lincoln and fled the capital. Some of the details become tedious.
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The Future Was Now
The Future Was Now: Madmen, Mavericks, and the Epic Sci-Fi Summer of 1982 by Chris Nashawaty
This book chronicles the watershed year of 1982, which during the summmer saw the release of 6 movies: E.T., Tron, Star Trek: Wrath of Khan, Conan the Barbarian, Blade Runner, Poltergeist, The Thing, and Mad Max: The Road Warrior. The 1970s blockbusters Jaws and Star Wars saw everyone scrambling to create their own money maker, resulting in this glut of summer movies.
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