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Item specifics
- Condition
- Original Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- America
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adults
- Personalize
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Personalized
- No
- Signed
- No
- Number of Pages
- 110
- Type
- textbook
- ISBN
- 9780282965730
- Book Title
- John Wilkes Booth, Oilman (Classic Reprint)
- Publisher
- Forgotten Books
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.2 in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- General
- Item Weight
- 5.6 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Forgotten Books
ISBN-10
0282965734
ISBN-13
9780282965730
eBay Product ID (ePID)
248339461
Product Key Features
Book Title
John Wilkes Booth, Oilman (Classic Reprint)
Language
English
Topic
General
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.2 in
Item Weight
5.6 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
Excerpt from John Wilkes Booth, OilmanThis work started when only incomplete information could be found concerning John Wilkes Booth's interest in the Pennsylvania oil fields. The search for facts that could be verified soon led to Mr. Louis J. Mackey.In 1894, Mackey was a twenty-three year old boy who was the manager of the Postal telegraph-cable Company at Franklin, Pa. He augmented his income by acting as the regional correspondent for several news papers. Mrs. Sarah Webber, his grandmother, was post mistress of the town, and Booth had lived in her home during most of his Franklin sojourn as had his business associate, Joseph H. Simonds.As a young man, Mackey lived with his grandmother and occupied the same room Booth had used. Because he was interested in the history of the assassin, he lis tened eagerly to the stories of his relatives, and inter viewed many others who had known Booth personally, or had business dealings with him. The results he re corded in Phillips' code, a shorthand method designed by Walter P. Phillips for the use of court and news paper reporters.Mr. Mackey filed his extensive completed notes away and spent busy years as a telegraph supervisor and newspaper editor. He retired in 1941 at Pittsburgh and three years later returned to his boyhood town of Franklin. He allowed me to transcribe his original notes and gave me exclusive use of his material; in addition, he furnished more information in three lengthy interviews during 1942 and 1943.The writer acknowledges a heavy debt to Mr. Mackey. It had been arranged that he would read the finished manuscript but his sudden death late in 1945 prevented this.All the notes, consisting of sources used, explana tions of aid in understanding parts of the text, and com ments by the author, have been placed in the back of the volume because it is recognized many readers will not wish to either refer to them casually or use as a basis for their own additional research.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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- r***k (2070)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe first item was not right. The seller made it right. New item received in great condition. Thank you for the great communication and customer service. It looked exactly like the description and I'm pleased with the value of it. Thanks for producing a quality product that is almost impossible to find now. Most of all, thanks for making it right when it was wrong.The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland (Classic Reprint) (#135167120478)
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- r***k (2070)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThe first item was not right. The seller made it right. New item received in great condition. Thank you for the great communication and customer service. It looked exactly like the description and I'm pleased with the value of it. Thanks for producing a quality product that is almost impossible to find now. Most of all, thanks for making it right when it was wrong.The Writings and Speeches of Grover Cleveland (Classic Reprint) (#135167120478)
- s***s (15)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseSeller was fine, arrived promptly with good packaging and in perfect condition. But I should have asked questions about the book. It is really just a recreation of a collection of pages from old catalogues. I was hoping for more information & history of some of the Chickering models. This was not worth $18 to me. Would have been helpful if the seller had given examples of some pages.
- b***s (273)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseSeller was able to process and ship my order quickly. They thoughtfully packaged my book to prevent any damage. The book description and condition were accurately described and exactly what I received.