The Untold Story of John Wilkes Booth

Written by Booth's great-grandson thrice removed, this book retells in dramatic form another version of the Booth saga, one carried down through the family's oral history. Based on award-winning research, this work will tantalize the reader with insights and details known only to the immediate family and a few scholars, offering a new perspective on this crucial moment in American history.

Written by Booth's great-grandson thrice removed, this book retells in dramatic form another version of the Booth saga, one carried down through the family's oral history. Based on award-winning research, this work will tantalize the reader with insights and details known only to the immediate family and a few scholars, offering a new perspective on this crucial moment in American history. The author provides evidence that powerful friends helped Booth escape to Asia where he wandered the earth, a ghost of a man wracked by despair and guilt, before returning to his country in later life. Rare family anecdotes add an atmosphere of mystery to this epic tragedy.

Theodore J. Nottingham is an author and translator who works in a variety of genres, including Non-Fiction works on spirituality, Historical and Metaphysical Fiction, Children's Books, and plays. He is the author and producer of numerous nationally-televised documentaries and has regularly published articles in national and regional magazines.Ted Nottingham is an ordained minister and currently the pastor of Northwood Christian Church in Indianapolis, Indiana. As a student and teacher of spiritual development for over thirty years, his books reflect practical applications of the spiritual journey for readers of all traditions. His spiritual teachings can also be accessed on Youtube, audio podcasts, and a weekly radio program streamed live online. His focus is on the personal and transformational dimensions of spiritual teachings.