Frederick Demond

[Pamela]

Just because stage leaping and cliff leaping and how bones got broken or why they didn't get broken are not as important as other, political behaviors of the story, doesn't mean that historians shouldn' t describe the events as accurately as possible. Even the tiniest details, without great military or political significance, can be fascinating and make the entire story more compelling. I enjoy the illustrations of the cliff leap that Dave has on his site. Surratt's escape story, including the debated cliff leap, and the tales he told McMillan, and Booth and Herold's escape would make a terrific graphic novel that would engage youngsters in the assassination history. In fact, the entire conspiracy story would make a terrific graphic novel, or series of novels.