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John Wilkes Booth's Father Threatened To Kill Andrew Jackson
2009-01-25
Posted by:Grunter

#4  Sounds like a good premise for an alt-history novel. Boothe tries to kill Jackson, Old Hickory kills Boothe's worthless ass instead (you know he would), and John Wilkes is never born.

No, I have no interest in writing it. Just tossing the idea out there into the Intertubes cyberspace for those who might....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2009-01-25 19:39  

#3  You know, it's a good thing he didn't try then. Andrew Jackson wasn't exactly a pantywaist when it came to dealing with people trying to kill him. Heck, if you really wanted to try, just challenge him to a duel, he'd of probably accepted. Course, you have to realize, shooting him just pisses him off.
Posted by: Silentbrick   2009-01-25 18:53  

#2  John Wolkes Booth's brother saved Lincoln's eldest son from falling off a train platform in Baltimore.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2009-01-25 17:37  

#1  I wonder who Shirley Booth wanted to do in?
Posted by: no mo uro   2009-01-25 17:20  

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