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The Case For Mrs. Surratt
09-27-2016, 06:58 AM
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The Case For Mrs. Surratt
Written by Helen Jones Campbell in 1943.
I've had this book for over 20 years and have never read it until now.

A very one sided book, in favor of Mrs. Surratt. According to this writer, Mrs. Surratt was as innocent as a dove, and everyone on the union side was as guilty as sin. Stanton, Johnson, the Military Commission, Weichman, were downright sinister, cowards, and a long list of other negative adjectives.

A work of historical? fiction, it is easy to follow, but I just got tired of it. It's so opinionated in Mrs. Surratt's innocence, it's difficult to tell how much, and which details are true or not. Not long into the book, I quit noting the questionable passages and gave up, and just kept reading. It's not one I will read again, or refer back to.

Other than that....

You can find it on Amazon,
https://www.amazon.com/case-Surratt-Hele...s+campbell

So when is this "Old Enough To Know Better" supposed to kick in?
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The Case For Mrs. Surratt - Gene C - 09-27-2016 06:58 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - RJNorton - 09-27-2016, 08:06 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - Gene C - 09-27-2016, 10:34 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 09-27-2016, 02:47 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - wpbinzel - 09-29-2016, 04:30 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 09-29-2016, 04:39 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - RJNorton - 09-30-2016, 04:53 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - wpbinzel - 09-30-2016, 12:16 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 09-27-2016, 06:14 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 09-27-2016, 07:16 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - Gene C - 10-01-2016, 04:53 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - RJNorton - 10-02-2016, 05:01 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - wpbinzel - 10-02-2016, 01:52 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - wpbinzel - 10-02-2016, 05:25 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 10-05-2016, 04:22 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 10-06-2016, 08:57 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - Gene C - 10-06-2016, 10:23 AM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - L Verge - 10-06-2016, 01:13 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - RJNorton - 10-06-2016, 02:17 PM
RE: The Case For Mrs. Surratt - Gene C - 10-06-2016, 01:36 PM

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