Booth's dramatic demise from "summary" of The Lincoln Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer,Josh Mensch
John Wilkes Booth's dramatic demise was not merely a moment of surrender; it was a crescendo of chaos. Surrounded by Union soldiers, Booth found himself trapped in a burning barn, the flames licking at his heels like the ghost of retribution. His final act of defiance, the decision to take his own life rather than face justice, was a desperate bid for control in a world that had spun out of his grasp. The events leading up to Booth's fiery end were a tapestry of deceit and desperation. In the aftermath of Lincoln's assassination, Booth had fled into the countryside, pursued by a relentless manhunt that seemed to be closing in on him with every passing day. With his co-conspirators captured or killed, Booth was a man alone, a shadow of his former self haunted by the specter of his crimes. As...
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