Extra Credit Questions

[Susan Higginbotham]

Ralph Waldo Emerson?

[RJNorton]

Nope, not Emerson.

[Joe Di Cola]

Walt Whitman

[RJNorton]

Nope, not Whitman.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Was it a writer or journalist?

[RJNorton]

Although he did some writing, he was not known as a writer or journalist.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Someone who was a VIP back then (known to the public)?

[RJNorton]

He became known to the public only in the weeks and months after the Lincoln administration.

[Eva Elisabeth]

So he was rather young (<40) when he met Lincoln?

[AussieMick]

A man from the religious area?

[RJNorton]

(05-06-2021 04:53 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  So he was rather young (<40) when he met Lincoln?

Yes.

(05-06-2021 05:19 AM)AussieMick Wrote:  A man from the religious area?

He was a church-goer but did not become known for religious reasons. He became known for other reasons.

[Eva Elisabeth]

Was his "fame" related to the assassination or Abraham Lincoln at all? (Would he not have become famous "without"?)

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Another question - was he a politician? Or somehow involved in the reconstruction?

[RJNorton]

(05-06-2021 08:12 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Was his "fame" related to the assassination or Abraham Lincoln at all? (Would he not have become famous "without"?)

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Another question - was he a politician? Or somehow involved in the reconstruction?

"Was his "fame" related to the assassination?"

Yes

"Would he not have become famous "without"

Yes, not famous without the assassination.

"was he a politician? Or somehow involved in the reconstruction"

No

[Eva Elisabeth]

Was his fame related to the trial or the funeral train?

[RJNorton]

(05-06-2021 08:24 AM)Eva Elisabeth Wrote:  Was his fame related to the trial or the funeral train?

Yes, to the trial.

No, to the funeral train.