Return of Assassin: John Wilkes Booth [Paperback]

W.C. Jameson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 30, 1998

Compelling and revealing information in the form of papers and diaries have recently been found in private collections—materials which provide greater insight into the events leading up to the assassination of Lincoln as well as details of the pursuit and capture of the man the government claimed was Booth.

This new information along with a critical reexamination of the traditional historical materials provide more than sufficient reason to challenge the long-held assumption that John Wilkes Booth was killed by government agents in Virginia.

Leading the reader through a series of amazing coincidences and details, this book presents startling evidence that John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of President Abraham Lincoln, was never captured, but escaped to live for decades, continue his acting career, marry, and have children!

Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing (November 30, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155622642X
• ISBN-13: 978-1556226427
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,578,298 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

W.C. Jameson is the award-winning author of 60 books and over 1,500 published articles and essays.

His latest novel, Beating the Devil (University of New Mexico Press) is racking up stunning reviews and impressive sales. It has also generated calls from movie producers. In addition to writing fiction, Jameson is the creator of the series, W.C. Jameson's Lost Treasures of America. His success and fame as a professional treasure hunter has led to appearances on Unsolved Mysteries, the History Channel, The Discovery Channel, the Travel Channel, Nightline, and National Public Radio. Jameson is the best-selling treasure author in the world.

One of his recent books, Billy the Kid: Beyond the Grave (Taylor Trade Publishing), was a regional best-seller. This controversial book presents stunning evidence that the outlaw, Billy the Kid, was not killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett but went on to live an amazing life for another seventy years. He has appeared on television and speaks around the country aspects of the life of this famous outlaw.

Jameson has won awards from national and regional associations and he is a three-time winner of the coveted Stirrup Award for Best Magazine Article. A nationally recognized and honored author, Jameson often serves as a literary judge for organizations such as the Western Heritage Association, Ozark Creative Writers, Inc., and Women Writing the West.

Website - http://wcjameson.com

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars David E. George was John Wilkes Booth!!, November 24, 2004

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Mrs. C. Cairns (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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I have read this book from cover to cover since i got it and i am of the firm belief that the John Wilkes Booth Claimant David E. George in 1902 was indeed the real Booth and that he had escaped capture from the law after assassinating President Abraham Lincoln in Fords Theater back in 1865, and that a confederate soldier by the name of 'John' 'William' 'Boyd' was killed in Booths place!.Read this gripping book and judge for yourself!.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DYNAMITE! A MUST-READ For any Lincoln Fan, September 22, 2002

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Ralph DeMattia "A Lincoln Fan" (Fayetteville, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews
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I read this book from cover to cover the first time I got it and have bought 5 other copies as gifts for friends who have said the SAME THING!!! It is the BEST book I have read since THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY, and by the way, The last 4 chapters read very much like an extension OF THAT very BOOK!! I won't give any thing away except to say that RETURN OF THE ASSASSIN-JOHN WILKES BOOTH is most assuredly a MUST READ BOOK for every Lincoln Assassination buff Bar none!!!

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Hack history, March 29, 2005

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E. Brandom - See all my reviews
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John Wilkes Booth died as history records he did. He shot Lincoln, and fled, nearly escaping. He was caught, more with luck and manpower than anything else, by Federal troops and detectives in a barn near Port Royal Virginia. After he refused to surrender, one trooper took it upon himself (against orders) to shoot Booth. The bullet went through his spine. Booth was dragged out of the barn, and died a few hours later on the porch of a farmhouse. Booth was a famous man. Everyone recognized him. His autopsy was preformed virtually in public, and his body matched very well with descriptions given of him by various people.

Do not allow yourself to be convinced by amateur, opportunistic and deceitful history. The huge amount of genuine confusion and mystery which still surrounds the assassination of Abraham Lincoln should not be discounted or swept under the rug. Neither should it allow the propagation of such utterly untrue and patently false theories as this.

Yes, for many years, a mummy toured the country, reportedly the corpse of John Wilkes Booth. It was a carnival side-show. That is all this book amounts to.