Win a copy of John Wilkes Booth: Day By Day

[RJNorton]

Dave Taylor is giving away a free copy of the late Art Loux's John Wilkes Booth: Day By Day! To have a chance to win this wonderful addition to Lincoln assassination lore please go here.

[Rsmyth]

I am sure Art is in the Lincoln assassination hall of fame in Cooperstown! This book will be a classic. Visit Dave's site and register. If you don't win get it from the Surratt Society. It is too early to tell and he is not yet on the ballot but one day Dave may join him.

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[BettyO]

Dave is the most generous soul on earth -- he's the NEXT Mike Kauffman....and that's a high honor.

Please do get the book from the Surratt Society if you do not win it -

[Jim Garrett]

2nd prize is "The Lincoln Conspiracy" By David Balsiger.

[L Verge]

Jim, that's not even a joke to compare Art's work with that Balsiger thing. The best thing I would ever say about The Lincoln Conspiracy book and movie is that it is a wonderful example of what the study of history should not be. The Surratt House was in the thick of things when that thing came out and it did a terrible disservice to the many fine authors and researchers who had gone before and were then heavily involved in searching for the truth.

[Dave Taylor]

You guys are all too kind. Thank you for the kind words.

Art's book is tremendous and truly deserves to be on every Lincoln bookshelf. I'm happy to be spreading the word about it and ecstatic to see how many people have already commented in hopes of winning a copy.

[Jim Garrett]

Sorry, no comparison was intended. I had a look at Art's book while visiting the Surratt Society a couple of weeks ago and it will absolutely be my next book purchase. As usual, it will be purchased at the Surratt Society!

There is one problem with buying a book at the Surratt Society. They have such a great collection of books, I can never leave with just one.

[L Verge]

And, we do appreciate your business, Jim.

[LincolnMan]

Did Art Loux write any other books?

[L Verge]

Not that I'm aware of; but he was so knowledgeable on the whole Lincoln assassination story, it would be nice to find out that he had several other manuscripts tucked away... I suspect, however, that he was so busy finalizing Day By Day for its first "official" publication for the masses -- and assisting others in their research -- that he didn't have time to work on another book.

[Dave Taylor]

While I do not think Art wrote any other books (the thought is a tantalizing one though), he did have a couple scholarly articles published in the Lincoln Herald.

In 1979, Art has his article "The Mystery of the Telegraph Interruption" published. This article described how, on the night of the assassination, one of the public telegraph lines went down. Authors like Eisenschiml twisted this saying that all the telegraph lines went down in his attempt to blame Secretary Stanton for the assassination. During his research into the matter, Art met the grandson of the man who cut the telegraph line and wrote this wonderful article about it, forever putting the matter to rest.

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As the article states, not only was William Heiss, the man who shut down his own telegraph line related to an actor present at Ford's Theatre, but he also later made the acquaintance of Dr. Mudd while he was imprisoned at Fort Jefferson. Art, during his visit to Mr. Heiss' grandson, snapped these two pictures of the cane Dr. Mudd made as a thank you.

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The other article of Art's that I have was his 1983 contribution to the Lincoln Herald, which is more in line with his quest to document Booth's life. It is called, "The Accident-Prone John Wilkes Booth" and recounts the various mishaps that befell Booth during his life.

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I'm sure Art also did countless articles for other publications like the Surratt Courier, as well. He was a very talented and knowledgeable man.

[BettyO]

I'm sure Art also did countless articles for other publications like the Surratt Courier, as well. He was a very talented and knowledgeable man.

Thank you, Dave for these wonderful articles! Yes, Art was the consummate historian and a grand, fun-filled friend to boot! I have wonderful memories of some great times in his company - I only wish you could have known him personally in the great "Boothie" hey-day of the 1970s to early 1990s.......

The Lincoln Herald used to have an assassination issue every Winter. Don't know if they continue to do that or not. Of course, they always had the great, late Lloyd Ostendorf do the covers - great artwork!

[LincolnMan]

Dave: i think I own both of those issues. I need to go look through my library and see. Wish me luck on that!

[RJNorton]

What is the gist of the article - Mary Lincoln: Accessory to Murder?

[L Verge]

While I do not think Art wrote any other books (the thought is a tantalizing one though), he did have a couple scholarly articles published in the Lincoln Herald.

In 1979, Art has his article "The Mystery of the Telegraph Interruption" published. This article described how, on the night of the assassination, one of the public telegraph lines went down. Authors like Eisenschiml twisted this saying that all the telegraph lines went down in his attempt to blame Secretary Stanton for the assassination. During his research into the matter, Art met the grandson of the man who cut the telegraph line and wrote this wonderful article about it, forever putting the matter to rest.


article states, not only was William Heiss, the man who shut down his own telegraph line related to an actor present at Ford's Theatre, but he also later made the acquaintance of Dr. Mudd while he was imprisoned at Fort Jefferson. Art, during his visit to Mr. Heiss' grandson, snapped these two pictures of the cane Dr. Mudd made as a thank you.









I'm sure Art also did countless articles for other publications like the Surratt Courier, as well. He was a very talented and knowledgeable man.

I may be wrong, but for some reason I want to say that Art's research on disproving the old lie about all the telegraph lines being shut down at the time of the assassination first appeared in an article for the Surratt Courier and was then picked up by the Lincoln Herald. His research on that subject really stabbed one of the Eisenschiml canards through the heart.