When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre, his friends were stunned-not only by the murder but by the thought that someone they knew as fantastically gifted, successful and kind-hearted could commit such a crime. Fortune's Fool, the first biography of Booth... číst celé
Set in the 1820s, the story intertwines the lives of two families in the American wilderness, whose paths seem destined never to cross. However, fate intervenes when John Wilkes Booth, a member of one family, assassinates President Abraham Lincoln, the son of the other family. This pivotal moment in history is shrouded in ominous premonitions, suggesting that the murder was foretold long before it occurred, adding a layer of intrigue to this significant event.