Is there a list of the best Lincoln Assassination Consp. books for our library?

[KateH.]

This goes back a couple of pages (sorry) but one of the reasons Herold was probably having issues with his shoes was due to his high instep. The picture attached shows Herold's stocking foot (left) in comparison with Atzerodt's slipper (right). Like most people, Atzerodt's foot was relatively flat. Herold's foot appears to be scrunched up. However, it was just naturally high. Hence the term high instep. Herold probably had his shoes made specially to fit his feet comfortably. I'm not sure what type of shoes he was wearing when he departed Washington (riding boots?) but after almost twelve days on the run, they probably started to give out and, therefore, hurt him when he walked. Herold probably wanted to buy new, and more comfortable, shoes in Bowling Green in preparation for the remainder of his journey with Booth. Since Booth was barely hobbling on crutches, Herold needed to pull most of the weight. He already had blistered and bloody hands. He didn't need sore feet too.