The Gambler: The Search for John Wilkes Booth on the Mississippi

History will remember John Wilkes Booth as the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, driven by misguided rage and delusions of grandeur. What it will never know is the subtle, precise pressure applied to Booth's already volatile temperament: nudges from operatives like Gaylord Treewood, whose true allegiance remained hidden even from his closest friends. The Rebel Alliance knew Booth was destined to become a flame to history's dry haystack. But flame alone was not the threat.

The true peril ...