Lincoln, Davis, and Booth

Nancy Lincoln gave birth to Abraham after having an affair with a married man. Today, most people believe Thomas Lincoln was Abraham Lincoln's father. He wasn't. Years before he married Nancy, Thomas developed a growth on his testicles. A doctor removed them. Thomas would never be able to have children.

Before Abraham went into politics, his supporters believed his family's history needed revising. They began telling stories that gave him and his family a positive image. Lincoln's improved image assisted his successful entry into politics. He became the 16th president of the United States. An assassin's bullet ended his life.

Most people believe a lone Confederate sympathizer planned, killed the president, and escaped with little assistance. Nothing could be further from the truth. It took a massive amount of planning and preparation to kill the president. The main concern of the people plotting the assassination was to keep their identities unknown.

The people planning Lincoln's assassination obtained the services of a fanatic, John Wilkes Booth. His only task was to pull the trigger. Everything else was prepared for him.

Misinformation about Abraham Lincoln, from birth to death, has become entrenched in our history. Lincoln was a great intellect and a compassionate human being. The truth does not detract from his importance to our nation.

In this book, information about Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, and John Wilkes Booth come from themselves, family, friends, and people living at the time. For example:

* Nancy Hanks married Thomas Lincoln after she was raped and impregnated by her employer.

* Nancy Lincoln learned to hate Thomas Lincoln.

* Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis went fishing together when they were children.

* Abraham Lincoln was in love with Matilda Edwards, not Mary Todd.

* Abraham jilted Mary Todd at their wedding.

* Mary manipulated James Shields into demanding a duel with Abraham.

* Eventually, Mary got Abraham to marry her. People referred to her as the "Hellcat."

* Jefferson Davis kept his marriage to an Indian secret.

* Jefferson Davis persuaded John Wilkes Booth to kidnap Lincoln.

* Vice-president Andrew Johnson convinced John Wilkes Booth to kill Lincoln.

* John Wilkes Booth was never inside the Garrett barn.

* John Wilkes Booth escaped to India.