398: John Wilkes Booth & the Last Year of the Civil War w/ Scott Ellsworth

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 61 minutes

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My guest this week is Scott Ellsworth, author of Midnight on the Potomac: The Last Year of the Civil War, the Lincoln Assassination, and the Rebirth of America. He talks about President Lincoln's turbulent last year in office, the Confederate secret service's attempts to create chaos in the north, and John Wilkes Booth's ties to the Confederacy's spy network. The author's website: https://www.scottellsworthauthor.com/ The author's publisher page: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743267/midnight-on-the-potomac-by-scott-ellsworth On Twitter/X: https://x.com/scotteauthor On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ScottEllsworthAuthor/ On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/scotteauthor/ Too busy having fun this summer to cook? Support the show here! Get started with Factor here to get 50% off plus FREE shipping on your first box!: http://factormeals.com/notorious50off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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