Summary of Brad Meltzer's The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time

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#1 After assassinating President Abraham Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth lived for another 40 years. It’s time to decode John Wilkes Booth.

#2 On April 14, 1865, President and Mrs. Lincoln made plans to attend the play Our American Cousin in Washington, DC. John Wilkes Booth, a handsome, well-known stage actor, made his own plans for the theater that night. He planned to assassinate Lincoln.

#3 When Lincoln was assassinated, his guard was outside the theater drinking with friends. Booth peered through the peephole and saw that the president was alone in the box. He shot Lincoln, then stabbed a military officer who tried to stop him as he leaped from the box to the stage.

#4 For decades, the family of John Wilkes Booth has claimed that he died in a barn. However, other relatives have stated that he actually lived for many years after the assassination.

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