Garrett Farm

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(08-27-2013 09:23 PM)Rob Wick Wrote:  I've always thought that Booth had pretty well played himself out physically as well as emotionally. Even though the Garrett's didn't know who he was, they were enthralled with him, especially the women and the children. Booth was once more the actor on stage and was playing it for all it was worth. Look at how he had been treated up to that point. He was run off properties, refused basic necessities or given them so grudgingly that he resented it (hence the note to Dr. Stuart). Here at the Garrett's home, he had some of the kindness and support that he so far had not received. Indeed, I think if he had only stayed with the Garrett's for a few hours and kept moving on, he still might have evaded capture for a few days or even longer. Wanting to hold on to that feeling is part of what doomed him.

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Rob

Yes Rob I could see that....I guess I would think that after reading the newspapers that he was the most wanted man in America that he would have kept moving deeper south as quickly as possible. In fact they had came very close to capture twice that day when the calvary rode by and the warning from the 2 Confederate soliders why they would stay like sitting ducks. Was Booth's ego that big?