The River Ghost

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Thanks for what seems the logical clarification, Dave. Do you have a copy of the 1884 article that you could post?

The section that you quote in full definitely sounds like GATH describing Booth's childhood in his typical flowery style. Even if Harbin knew anything about Booth's early days, I just don't see him making any judgment calls on personality. Harbin was a serious, straightforward man, in my opinion.