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Funeral Train books - Susan Higginbotham - 02-20-2015 12:36 PM
Has anyone read Robert Reed's Lincoln's Funeral Train: The Epic Journey from Washington to Springfield? I'm trying to decide between that and Scott Trostel's book. I know the latter has received some favorable comments here.
RE: Funeral Train books - RJNorton - 02-20-2015 01:29 PM
Hi Susan. I am not saying this because Scott is a member here - just being honest. I own both books, and when it comes to the amount of information contained in a book, Scott's is far superior.
RE: Funeral Train books - Susan Higginbotham - 02-20-2015 01:43 PM
Thanks! I was leaning toward that one.
RE: Funeral Train books - STS Lincolnite - 02-20-2015 01:50 PM
Susan, I would agree with Roger. I have both books.
Reed's book is gorgeous from a production standpoint. Excellent color and black&white illustrations with a wonderful look and feel. High quality paper and print quality. It is a well bound hardcover.
Trostel's book is an older, oversized paperback format. One of the ones with the glue binding. It is entirely black&white with a more basic printing style. But as far as information goes, Trostel's is the gold standard. In preparing a talk about Lincoln's funeral journey, Trostel's was the book I went back to again and again.
RE: Funeral Train books - Susan Higginbotham - 02-20-2015 07:31 PM
Thanks! Ordered the Trostel.