THE LINCOLN CONSPIRACY (PART ONE)
1001 History's Best Storytellers- Author Interviews
Release Date: 03/03/2024
1001 History's Best Storytellers- Author Interviews
Our interview with 'HERO OF TWO WORLDS' author Mike Duncan
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Best-selling author Patrick Wyman shares his new book "The Verge"- the story of the 40 years that changed the world as we know it- 1490-1530- and introduces some of the characters good and bad who brought the change, turning a backwater Europe into a thriving financial power. Discussing: the scale of change~exploration~crafty Queen Isabella~Columbus the pitchman and navigator~Martin Luther's printing press leading the reformation in languages everyone could read~Alduus Minutias and his presses and publishin
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At the outset of the American Revolution we had practically no navy- and we had to rely on American seamen who would allow their boats to be turned into ships of war. This fascinating story is brought to us by author Jay Dolin in this interview- what a story!
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BAR man Harold Frank's story of faith and courage as told by author/interviewer Mark Hager
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1001 History's Best Storytellers- Author Interviews
The little-known true story of the Nazi plot to kill Winston Churchil, US president Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Joseph Stalin at the height of WWII and how it was foiled. Our interview with Josh Mentz and Brad Meltzer For all our shows and episodes join us at www.bestof1001stories.com
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We interview legendary Bill Bonsall's daughter , author of 'The Violent Years"- the biography telling the story of the WWII vet who returned to bring wrestling to West Virginia schools and colleges in the 50's. He also coached Mary Lou Retton to a gold medal in the Olympics. Join our new website and check out all our shows at and now you can leave review easily at any of our 12 shows. Also sign up for our newsletter.
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Part 1-The backdrop and why conspiracies abound~John Wilkes Booth~Family of actors~Edwin Stanton Secy. War at heart of conspiracy theories~Stanton's#1 spy Lafayette Baker~Newspapers and Lincoln~Great Civil War Gold Hoax~Lincoln shuts down two papers~intense hatred for Lincoln~Booth a megalomaniac wants to save the South~to slay Caesar~Attempts to kidnap Lincoln fail~Murder becomes an option~Lincoln shot and Secy State Seward home attacked~VP Johnson spared~Booth and accomplice Herold escape south~days in MD swamp~Surrat and Mudd aid escape~Showdown at farm~Booth killed (or not)~Finis Bates 1912 book says not~Four including Mary Surrat are hung~Ghosts still seen~Original sites now museums~Burial of Booth
Next Week Pt 2-
We go into depth on conspiracy theories~Mary Todd Lincoln letter suspects VP Johnson~A grand confederate scheme?~Rothschilds?~Ray Neff suspects Stanton and has answers to JJ Chaffey payments as well as 178 1/2 Water St.telegram~Finds hidden code by Baker says 11 members of congress involved~ We dig into Finis Bates story that Booth escapes barn finale,heads west,changes name- tells all to Bates-later changes name again,is found by Bates,dies,is mummified andused for exhibitoon as the real Booth~ Facial recog tests say 99% Booth is same man! Much more.....
Recommended reading:: Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard; . The Escape and Suicide of John Wilkes Booth by Finis L.Bates 1907.. (Look for a follow up episode soon PART TWO- there is much more to this story)- Includes: Story of Booth escaping to Texas, changing names twice, cadaver used for display-recent facial recognition tests show 99% match-contents of diary-elements of movie and book "Lincoln Conspiracy".
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