Our American hero
Subtitle: a tale of the American CIvil War
By: by J. K. Ronayne.
Publisher: Fountain Music UK
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Newtown, Birmingham, England
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Lincoln, Abraham, -- 1809-1865 -- Assassination
First sentence: There has been a lot of interest lately in the year of Our Lord 2007 concerning the assassination of Abraham Lincoln 14th April 1865.
Description: This book is a re-construction of the events surrounding Abe Lincoln's tragic death. It is not historical in the sense of being overtly biased or in creating yet another variation of political intrigue to explain all current beliefs. Instead it attempts to use all the known facts and then questions all un-proven accounts or agendas, such as the many varied and contradictory postulations given by historians; and by questioning official accounts as well as casual hearsay and politically biased agendas. This method gives a more logical and balanced analysis that stands up to logic using the powers of objectivity and deductive reasoning with no more than...a minimal amount of perspective and common sense. 

It does this by closely examining the critical known events and by revealing all of the creative illusions used to deceive the public, both in the Ford theatre and later by un-ravelling the pre-fabricated stories telegraphed to the press. These patent methods and graphic illusions were practiced and projected both in the theatre and in the escape and capture of the supposed assassins. The results are startling and evidence is gradually built up to show a totally different series of probabilities. 
This process progressively reveals all the illusions such that in the final chapter it is able to disclose shocking and irrefutable photographic evidence; which finally confirms the more probable truths of the author's accounts in all of 22 chapters and over 70 illustrations.

In the process it names all the real characters ...the real heroes and also the real villains actively involved in this stupidly contrived and un-necessary political plot. This plot if successful aimed to eliminate Vice-President Andrew Johnson , Secretary of State - William H.Seward as well as President Lincoln all on that same fateful night on Good Friday 1865. 
The reasons behind the plot are actively explored and cover a wide range of geo-political and powerful economic reasons involving threats from foreign powers and internal extreme right wing elements of the government. And also because Lincoln had printed greenbacks (fiat currency) to pay for the war with no interest. But later he intended to reverse the National Bank Act of 1863 to limit the power of the central banks over the Union, its citizens and its economy. 

The strongest indicators were highlighted more specifically by the House of Congress Commission, after it had over-ruled the more than generous Committee on Claims in favouring the NDP; instead it naively ruled that the immediate financial rewards (and promotions) were to be shared roughly 80/20 by the army and the NDP. This in total amounted to 100,000 dollars for the pursuit and capture of the supposed assassins, a relatively small price to un-knowingly pay for the murder of the President.
Table of contents: pagenum: 6
class: subsection
title: Forward; pagenum: 7
class: section
title: Prologue; pagenum: 10
class: section
title: Introduction; label: 1
pagenum: 12
class: chapter
title: Facts and the Meaning of History; label: 2
pagenum: 18
class: chapter
title: Abraham Lincoln and his Faith; title: John Wilkes Booth and his Letters
pagenum: 27
class: chapter
label: 3; title: Dr. Samuel Alexander Mudd and his Valour
pagenum: 57
class: chapter
label: 4; title: John Surratt and his Lectures
pagenum: 68
class: chapter
label: 5; title: Lewis Payne, his Bravery and his Defence
pagenum: 78
class: chapter
label: 6; title: The Masters of Illusion
pagenum: 91
class: chapter
label: 7; title: A Scenario of Strange Circumstances
pagenum: 114
class: chapter
label: 8; title: Events in the Theatre
pagenum: 135
class: chapter
label: 9; label: 10
pagenum: 154
class: chapter
title: Probability v Illusion; label: 11
pagenum: 171
class: chapter
title: The Real Scenario; label: 12
pagenum: 174
class: chapter
title: Pandemonium and More Illusions; title: The Great Escape
pagenum: 176
class: chapter
label: 13; title: The Journey
pagenum: 182
class: chapter
label: 14; label: 15
pagenum: 187
class: chapter
title: The Crossing of the Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; title: Ruggles Encounters Boyd at the River
pagenum: 190
class: chapter
label: 16; title: The Siege at Garrett's Barn
pagenum: 197
class: chapter
label: 17; label: 18
pagenum: 216
class: chapter
title: The Autopsy on the Montauk; title: The Macabre Burial in the Arsenal
pagenum: 222
class: chapter
label: 19; label: 20
pagenum: 226
class: chapter
title: The Final Trail; title: Booth's Second Death and his Resurrection
pagenum: 233
class: chapter
label: 21; label: 22
pagenum: 237
class: subsection
title: The Strange Case of David E. Herold & the Confederate; label: Epilogue
pagenum: 249
class: part
title: Andrew Johnson; title: The Prosecution and Defence of Edward Spangler
pagenum: 250
class: part
label: Appendix I; label: Appendix II
pagenum: 257
class: part
title: The Hanging of Mary Surratt; title: References and Bibliography
pagenum: 258
class: part
label: Appendix III; pagenum: 259
class: part
title: Acknowledgements; pagenum: 260
class: part
title: About the Author; class: part
title: Illustrations; pagenum: 6
class: part
title: Alexander the Great; pagenum: 8
class: part
title: Adam Weishaupt; pagenum: 8
class: part
title: Masters of Illusion; pagenum: 17
class: part
title: The Dying President's Assault Course; pagenum: 18
class: part
title: President Lincoln; pagenum: 26
class: part
title: A Speech outside the White House; pagenum: 27
class: part
title: John Wilkes Booth; pagenum: 29
class: part
title: The Farm at Belair; pagenum: 33
class: part
title: John's Letter to Asia; pagenum: 38
class: part
title: Baker's Handiwork; pagenum: 40
class: part
title: The Writing of Wilkes Booth; pagenum: 48
class: part
title: Edwin Booth and Edwina; pagenum: 56
class: part
title: William Tell and Son; pagenum: 56
class: part
title: Mathew Henson First Man to Reach the North Pole; pagenum: 57
class: part
title: Doctor of Healing; pagenum: 59
class: part
title: Dr. Mudd's House; pagenum: 60
class: part
title: Straight from the Horse's Mouth; pagenum: 62
class: part
title: This Man from Pennsylvania; pagenum: 63
class: part
title: The Wound is already Mortal; pagenum: 65
class: part
title: Edman Spangler Saved Dr. Mudd; pagenum: 67
class: part
title: Friend of John Surratt; pagenum: 68
class: part
title: He Ventured Much but Lost his Mother's Heart; pagenum: 77
class: part
title: Captain William E. Doster; pagenum: 78
class: part
title: He Was their Bravest Soldier; pagenum: 80
class: part
title: Red Shoes; pagenum: 80
class: part
title: Seward - Kenai Peninsula Alaska; pagenum: 80
class: part
title: Seward's wife Francis; pagenum: 91
class: part
title: The Froth Rises to the Top; pagenum: 93
class: part
title: Her Faith in God did not Falter; pagenum: 97
class: part
title: My English was not Perfect; pagenum: 99
class: part
title: The Hanging of an Innocent Woman; pagenum: 107
class: part
title: A Man of Few Words; pagenum: 113
class: part
title: Stanton's Version of the News; pagenum: 117
class: part
title: Judge Holt Master of War; pagenum: 120
class: part
title: Seward 1861; pagenum: 120
class: part
title: Seward's House and Judge Elijah Miller's House; pagenum: 139
class: part
title: A Tall Man ran across the Stage; pagenum: 140
class: part
title: The 'Assassin' and his Twin Pursuer; pagenum: 147
class: part
title: The Beautiful Picture in Mary's House; pagenum: 153
class: part
title: The Navy Bridge that Tyson Crossed; pagenum: 153
class: part
title: Ford Theatre circa 1868 and its Location on Tenth Street near the White House; pagenum: 156
class: part
title: The Girl with the Golden Eye; pagenum: 157
class: part
title: The Supposed Route of Booth; pagenum: 165
class: part
title: Boston's Dug Out; pagenum: 167
class: part
title: Boston - Forever Amber; pagenum: 173
class: part
title: The Talented Laura Keene; pagenum: 175
class: part
title: General Ulysses S Grant; pagenum: 184
class: part
title: The Dummy Escape Route; pagenum: 187
class: part
title: The Two Decoy Detectives cross the Potomac in Mr. Jones' Boat; pagenum: 191
class: part
title: Sunset on the Beautiful Rappahannock River; pagenum: 196
class: part
title: Buffalo Bill a Man of Action; pagenum: 198
class: part
title: Baker Circles a Ten Mile Dragnet; pagenum: 200
class: part
title: War Department 20th April - No mention of a Lame Booth; pagenum: 206
class: part
title: The Troopers Comfort their Dying Rebel Brother; pagenum: 213
class: part
title: Stanton's Account to the New York Times; pagenum: 215
class: part
title: Jim Bowie and his Knife; pagenum: 219
class: part
title: Surgeon General Barnes Probes the Unknown Soldier's Brain; pagenum: 221
class: part
title: The Return onto the Montauk; pagenum: 223
class: part
title: The Macabre Burial of the Unknown Soldier; pagenum: 225
class: part
title: At the Start of the Victorian Period and the Argand Oil Lamp; pagenum: 227
class: part
title: Updated Wanted Posters from Baker; pagenum: 232
class: part
title: 'Herold' prior to Hanging; pagenum: 236
class: part
title: Brilliant Izola L. Forrester and Dastardly Finus L. Bates with his Mummy; pagenum: 237
class: part
title: Samuel Arnold - A Man of Principle and Honour; pagenum: 238
class: part
title: Herold - First and Second Take; pagenum: 239
class: part
title: The Extra Man and the Thin Blue Line; pagenum: 240
class: part
title: Herold's Weeping Sisters; pagenum: 242
title: Unidentified Man on the Saugus and Michael O'Laughlin