Definitive Sources

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(02-23-2017 08:26 PM)Gene C Wrote:  It's been a while since I have read them, but I always liked Weichmann's book, the Great American Myth by George Byran, and Lincoln's Assassins by Roy Chamlee. For a more recent good book try They Have Killed Papa Dead by Anthony Pitch.
I'll agree with Roger's mention of 20 Days (that's the classic that got so many of us hooked). I haven't read John Fazio's, so I can't comment on it.

I think these are must reads as they seem to have stood the test of time, were well written (Weichmann got a little tiresome at certain points) and cover well the overall subject of the assassination.
Check out this thread
http://rogerjnorton.com/LincolnDiscussio...d-132.html

Since you have read well over 60, what were your favorite 5?

Thank you for your response! I have Twenty Days on my shelf unread so now it's gonna get some usage. They Have Killed Papa Dead will be next! As for the ones I've found the most helpful and thorough, I would say Fortune's Fool, Come Retribution, JWB Day by Day, The Lincoln Murder Conspiracies, and Blood on the Moon. Decapitating the Union is a fascinating read, as well, and really challenged my thoughts on the whole conspiracy. I don't have Chamlee's book, so I guess I'm getting that one! Thanks again for your advice and input!