The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by George Alfred Townsend: the LibriVox audiobook summary, 14 original MP3 tracks, 4:34:06 running time and a link to listen.
The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth, credited to George Alfred Townsend, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.
About the work
The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:
LibriVox recording of The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth by George Alfred Townsend. Read in English by Delmar H Dolbier. 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
Recording facts
- Recording title: The Life, Crime, and Capture of John Wilkes Booth
- Author credits: George Alfred Townsend
- Language: English
- Original MP3 tracks: 14
- Listed recording duration: 4:34:06
Catalogue topics
- civil war
- assassination
- Abraham Lincoln
- john wilkes booth
Track guide
- 00 - Introductory — 3:12
- 01 - The Murder — 24:06
- 02 - Obsequies in Washington — 26:04
- 03 - The Murderer (1) — 15:33
- 04 - The Murderer (2) — 20:30
- 06 - The Assassin's Death (2) — 22:17
- 07 - Solution of the Conspiracy (1) — 19:37
- 08 - Solution of the Conspiracy (2) — 18:22
- 09 - The Detectives' Stories — 23:27
- 10 - The Martyr — 17:59
- 11 - The Trial — 29:18
- 12 - The Executions — 28:36
- 13 - Extra Mural Scenes — 11:32
- 05 - The Assassin's Death (1) — 13:33
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