07-10-2013, 07:15 PM
Peter Lemkin Wrote:What's the 'deal'?!...it should be about 32,000 pages and is listed at only a few and only a few hundred KB in size. Is the first part even necessary? What is in it?
The first part ('Read Me') is a 15,000 word introduction and while it could have been placed within the opening book I took the logic that most of Walt's other JFK volumes have been OOP for a while and it serves as a taster of his writing and the overall project (+ a snapshot of his views on current JFK research and the place of the chronology within it, along with how the mainstream media views the notion of a JFK conspiracy and those that research it - i.e very poorly, to everyone's detriment). I have a review coming on Amazon. Full contents for the chronology are below, and the next volume ('Death') has just been listed on Amazon - all the chapters should be online for the anniversary. Just regarding the length, the book is around 32,000 pages but depending on whether you're reading it on Kindle or via the edition he's selling direct to researchers the page count will be either more(!) or less than that. I took the 'Read Me' chapter and converted it to a Word doc (Times New Roman, size-9 font) and it was over 50 pages, which reduced it from the original 100+, so I expect if you converted the entire Chronology to the same Word doc format it'd probably be about 20,000 pages. Full contents are below and Appendix IV ('Odyssey'), Walt's biographical journey through 50 years as a researcher, is reportedly near book length in itself.
Third part (and the second major volume), just out -
DEATH
http://www.amazon.com/Master-Chronology-...685&sr=1-3
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Contents quoted below
Quote:"Read Me" --an absolute necessity
Book I: Dynasty (1823November 21, 1963)
The birth of the first Kennedy to come to the United States; the second generation become saloon keepers; Joseph P. Kennedy is the third generation; his nine children create a political dynasty that will be torn apart by plane crashes, assassins, and all manner of tragedies.
Book I will conclude very late in the evening of November 21, 1963.
Book II: Death November 22[SUP]nd[/SUP]November 24, 1963.
John F. Kennedy is killed in Texas; controversies spring upcover his remains, his successor's swearing-in, a dubious autopsy, the arrest of one suspect; large groups attempt to interrogate the suspect; equally large groups attempt to transfer him, but he becomes the first person murderedand silencedon live television; the nation recoils in horror. A local thug,ccaptured immediately, insisted he killed the suspect to prevent Mrs. Kennedy from returning for the trial.
The President's remains lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda.
Book III: Disappointment November 25, 1963August, 1964
Monday, November 25, is a national day of mourning, but only for one of the three funerals held that day; four days later, the new president blocks all investigations into the assassination by naming a Commission made up of seven politicians. Their investigation and results are dismal, pathetic failures, although the media supports them.
The Nation reserves its doubts.
Book IV: Discovery August, 1964May, 2013
Perceiving the investigation into the murder to be an incorrect shortcut to justice, two generations of researchersscholars, scientists, photographers, attorneys, and curious housewives begin their own investigation, and "discover" far more than the tawdry efforts of the government. As the fiftieth anniversary of the assassination dawns, there is a stand-off between the government, still in control of untold thousands of documents, and the researchers, in possession of untold dozens of theories as to what really happened. The government's story is found wanting, as are about 95% of the research hypotheses.
Appendices
Appendix 1: JFK's Speeches; a few other selected documents, including the speech never given.
Appendix II: Marina Oswald:
The evolution of her story as seen through her testimony and depositions with the passage of years. The reader should carefully note the metamorphosis. (annotated)
Appendix III: "Characterizations";
Commentaries about people and events that do not fit neatly into any chronological order. Sadly, far too many of the characterizations are negative, but equally sadly, necessary. (annotated)
Appendix IV: Odyssey
The Chronology editor's fifty-year JFK Odyssey. Put mildly, it is the author's kiss and tell, and unfortunately, it may turn you off to either kissing or telling. Or both. But it is reported as I lived it.
Appendix V: The Assassinations Parables
A history of selected assassinations to suggest that nothing new happened on November 22[SUP]nd[/SUP]; the ancient script was followed as always, and, as in many cases, the conspirators were identified, but justice was not always "traditional." Concluding matrices suggest that the average age of victims is roughly mid-40s, and the average age of assassins is mid-20s. Sound familiar?
Appendix VI: JFK: The medical, in their own words;
Transcripts of depositions, testimonies, interviews, documents. As in the case of Appendix II,the reader is strongly encouraged to note the metamorphoses in the testimonies of several individuals who are called to testify on multiple occasions. In some cases, there is a metamorphosis in only one testimony session. (annotated)
Appendix VII: Cuba.
Testimony from Cuban officials as it related to the Oswald in Mexico City scenario, and beyond that, to the assassination. (annotated)
Appendix VIII: The Investigators.
Testimony from the scientific "experts" who provided input and discovered a second gunmanat least until government contractors could be lined up to debunk them. (annotated)
Appendix IX: Organized Crime.
Testimony from "alleged" organized crime figures. (annotated)
Appendix X: "Facts"
That which should be accepted as known, that which is put forward as fact but is unproven, and that which is put forward as fact and is beneath consideration for rubbish. A brief and gentle reminder to the reader that not everything between the covers of a book is the truth. (annotated)
Appendix XI: Motorcade participants.
Testimony and depositions from those in the motorcade carefully selected to give testimonyand/or depositions. The record is not complete, as many motorcade participants were avoided. (annotated)
Appendix XII: Secret Service perceptions.
Following the release of memoirs by retired agents Gerald Blaine and Clint Hill, new revelations are considered. (annotated)
Appendix XIII: Jack Ruby.
Testimony and depositions from family, friends of long ago, those who were charged with preventing the murder Ruby committed. Trial not included. (annotated)
Appendix XIVthe U-2
Its hidden significance in the creation and/or prevention of the legend of the "Cold War." Lee Oswald's test-run as a "patsy." (annotated)
Appendix XVDealey Plaza eyewitnesses.
Citizens who viewed the motorcade; their testimony, depositions, and perceptions. (annotated)
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