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Join us for a talk and signing with Wayne State University emeritus professor and historian E. Lawrence Abel, author of John Wilkes Booth and the Women Who Loved Him. When John Wilkes Booth died—shot inside a burning barn and dragged out twelve days after he assassinated President Lincoln—all he had in his pocket were a compass, a candle, a diary, and five photographs of five different women. They were not ordinary women. Four of them were among the most beautiful actresses of the day; the fifth was Booth’s wealthy fiancée. And those five women are just the tip of the iceberg.
About the Author
E. Lawrence Abel is a “distinguished faculty professor” and “emeritus professor” at Wayne State University in Detroit. He has joint appointments as full professor in the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychology at Wayne, where he has taught courses on human sexuality for many years. He is the author of over 40 scholarly and trade books and more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and trade magazine articles on Civil War History and on sexual relations, and is a member of the Michigan Civil War Round Table.
In the past he has made guest appearances on several national T.V. shows such as The Tom Snyder Show and To Tell The Truth, as well as on many radio talk shows. He is also frequently called upon by the media to discuss his writings (e.g., New York Times, CNBC). In April, 2015, he was a scheduled speaker at the U. S. National Archives on the Lincoln assassination and has since spoken at various book stores.
