This theory has John Wilkes Booth as the originator of the plot - TopicsExpress



          

This theory has John Wilkes Booth as the originator of the plot and that all remaining conspirators, with the one exception of John Surratt, were either hanged or sent to prison at Ft. Jefferson. Among the books that have supported this theory are Clara Laughlins The Death of Lincoln: The Story of Booths Plot, His Deed, and the Penalty, David M. DeWitts The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln and Its Expiation, and George S. Bryans The Great American Myth. The simple conspiracy theory paints Booth as a Southern patriot and racist who originally planned to kidnap the president, take him to Richmond, and hold him in exchange for Southern prisoners of war. When the kidnapping plans fell through, Booth turned to assassination as his means for revenge. The entire plot consisted simply of John Wilkes Booth as the leader of a small band of co-conspirators. In 2004 Michael W. Kauffmans encyclopedic American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies was published. Kauffman paints Booth as a master at manipulating people, not as a stooge for others.
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 03:48:13 +0000

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