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Restoration of Ford's Theatre - Book
03-21-2025, 03:34 PM
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I also have a copy of the 1963 publication by the National Park Service (NPS). The front cover contains a $1.00 stamp which must have been the price at that time. Clearly, all the information in the book is quite fascinating. However I've spotted a possible error and a sure error.
Page 59 says Booth entered the box through the box 7 door which was immediately behind Lincoln's rocker. Given that the doors opened inward, this hardly seems possible. If the door creaked upon opening, history might be quite different. Recent published research indicates it is most likely that Booth entered through the open door of box 8. Additionally on the top of page 61 it is stated that Booth broke his right leg; clearly an error. It does state correctly that was the tibia that was broken.
It is not my intention to be critical of the 1963 publication or of the NPS, however as I study the minutiae of the assassination, exactness is important.
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