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

John Wilkes Booth was rumored to be a man of passion and delusion. He will be remembered as the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. What will never be known is the subtle, precise pressure applied to Booth's already volatile temperament-nudges from operatives like Gaylord Treewood and Pearl McIntyre. Gaylord's true alliance 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 thre...