John Wilkes Booth - 9781578062256

John Wilkes Booth: A Sister's Memoir\nby Asia Booth Clarke\nPaperback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Asia Booth Clarke\nTitle: John Wilkes Booth: A Sister's Memoir\nFormat: Paperback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Civil wars\nPublisher: University Press of Mississippi\nPublication year: 1999\nISBN-13: 9781578062256\nISBN-10: 157806225X\nRRP: \u00A324.95\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nAsia Booth Clarke's memoir is an indispensable resource for perceiving the complexities of her ill-fated brother. Indeed, as has been said, she \""\""turns on the light in the Booth family living room.\""\"" Certainly no outsider could give such insights into the turbulent Booth's childhood or share such unique personal knowledge of the gifted actor. Asia portrays him as an enigmatic figure, at once gentle and romantic whi.