WHO Encouraged Booth To Kill Lincoln

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(03-03-2018 10:42 AM)JMadonna Wrote:  Don't forget the Southern press whose constant hate for Lincoln had practically & actually called for a hero to kill him. The same people who condemned Booth's action.

Excellent points, both of you - and don't forget "the NY crowd" and Copperheads who were not in love with Lincoln either. There have been several good books written on how the disenchanted sector felt about Lincoln, his policies, and his administration. I can't remember the title, but Larry Tagg wrote a very good one.

I'm on my way to work to assess wind damage as well as to my daughter's house (they went to Florida and escaped the wind - let's hope their house did). I'm sure I'll have some responses when I come back to the forum. Meanwhile - have at it Wild Bill, Rick Smith, Joe Beckert, and others who understand that there are two sides to most issues.