The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth


Read by Delmar H Dolbier

(4.4 stars; 15 reviews)

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 (4 hr 34 min)

Chapters

Introductory 3:12 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Murder 24:06 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Obsequies in Washington 26:04 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Murderer (1) 15:33 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Murderer (2) 20:30 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Assassin's Death (1) 13:33 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Assassin's Death (2) 22:17 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Solution of the Conspiracy (1) 19:37 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Solution of the Conspiracy (2) 18:22 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Detectives' Stories 23:27 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Martyr 17:59 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Trial 29:18 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
The Executions 28:36 Read by Delmar H Dolbier
Extra Mural Scenes 11:32 Read by Delmar H Dolbier

Reviews


(3 stars)

reader has a sharp whistle sound with every S spoken.

good reading


(4 stars)

I could sit back and imagine I was listening to broadcasts of the story, although there was no recording industry let alone wireless in the Victorian period.