A revealing look at historys most important also-rans, bit-players, and might-have-beens Most people know that Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald, but who shot John Wilkes Booth? The answer: Thomas Boston Corbett, who went mad instead of finding fame and fortune. We know about the great men whose actions changed the course of history, but what about the men whose actions affected those men? This is their book. Offbeat and engaging, The Man Who Shot the Man Who Shot Lincoln reveals the stories of forty-five of historys most significant but little-known game-changers, including:- Pierre Basile, the crossbowman whose arrow hit Richard I – John Barry, the confederate who mistakenly shot Stonewall Jackson- Lee Duncan, the serviceman who rescued a puppy from the trenches of World War I and brought him home to America, where he became famous as Rin Tin Tin- Hanna Reitsch, Hitlers personal pilot If you think you know your history, think again.
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