Lincoln, Davis and Booth: Family Secrets
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05-23-2013, 05:54 PM
(This post was last modified: 05-23-2013 06:14 PM by Eva Elisabeth.)
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RE: Lincoln, Davis and Booth: Family Secrets
(05-23-2013 12:23 PM)Gene C Wrote: Thanks Mr Cowan, that was interesting. I had never heard those stories before. I'm still skeptical, but it was still interesting. Knowing how much people gossip, I would have thought those stories/rumors would have seen a wider circulation in Lincoln's time. Interesting that your references all come from Herndon. Does any other biographer verify this informatin? Gene, please also check p.68 of chapter 1 of M. Bulingame's "A.L.-A life" online edition - especially the footnotes. http://www.knox.edu/academics/distinctiv...-life.html (05-22-2013 10:13 PM)Troy Cowan Wrote: LincolnMan, Dear Mr Cowan, please allow me to state my personal opinion on the following (for I feel the need to do so), which in no way is intended as an offence. Instead of saying "I read the book and believe it to be true." I would have preferred you to play with an open hand from the outset, saying "I WROTE the book and this is what I believe." Please, what shall I think of a book claiming to tell the (one and only?) truth and being promoted by its author in disguise in such a manner? My answer is: I don't like to be manipulated that way (which is exactly what I felt!), and, as for me, it backfired, making it as difficult as possible to consider your beliefs as an option for my point of view. I repeat: this is my very personal opinion. |
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