# Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth

An audiobook by George Alfred Townsend, read by LibriVox volunteers (4 h 34 min, English).

A series of articles by the New York World newspaper's special correspondent covering the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, its background and subsequent events. It should be noted that some statements in this contemporaneous account have since been shown to be inaccurate. Summary by Delmar H. Dolbier

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