To celebrate his success on the American stage, the renowned thespian Junius Brutus Booth, John Wilkes Booth's father, built his family a gracious residence on the grounds of their Maryland farm. However, tragedy would prevent Junius from ever living in the home he called ... Read more »
Ford’s Theatre
Displayed in the museum at Ford's Theatre in Washington, DC is an autograph quilt created in 1864 to raise money for the US Sanitary Commission. Among the signatures are those of Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. ... Read more »
F&T: Trib Live
Best-Selling Author of 'Quilt' Titles to Stop at Sewickley Bookshop: “For Fates and Traitors,” Chiaverini tackles the life of John Wilkes Booth through the women who knew him best: Mary Ann, his mother; his sister and confidante, Asia; Lucy Lambert Hale, the daughter of a ... Read more »
Happy Book Birthday to Fates and Traitors
Today is the official publication day of my twenty-sixth novel, Fates and Traitors. I can't wait to share this exciting new story with you, and I hope you'll enjoy reading Fates and Traitors as much as I enjoyed writing it. Be sure to see the Events page for details about my ... Read more »
The Surratt Boardinghouse
Mary Surratt, widow and Confederate sympathizer, ran the Washington, DC boardinghouse where John Wilkes Booth and his fellow conspirators plotted to bring down President Abraham Lincoln. On the left is a photo of the boardinghouse taken between 1861 and 1865 (source: Library ... Read more »
F&T: Middleton Times Tribune
A Conversation with Author Jennifer Chiaverini: Jennifer Chiaverini’s new novel starts with a bang. Literally. John Wilkes Booth has just shot history’s most beloved U.S. president in the back of the head. Booth, convinced he has rid the world of a brutal tyrant, is on ... Read more »