April 14, 1865. 10:25 p.m.
Five days had passed since General Robert E. Lee had surrendered his troops at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia. The long and bloody Civil War was over.
The Rage of John Wilkes Booth, Part 1 of 5: The Assassination
Handwriting Analysis (plus contest answers)!
Greetings everyone! Thanks for those of you who played along!
Congratulations to winners Erin M. and Hadley! I’ll be reaching out to you both to send your books to you.
I thought you all might like to know a little more about the handwriting, along with the correct answers so added a little but of analysis by each name.
It’s an advantage that I know very little of the personal lives of all of these people and don’t have preformed opinions of them. At the same time I must add a big disclaimer that I’m not a professional graphologist so this is just my take on each person.
Name that Handwriting Contest (Win a Free Signed Copy of The Poisoned Glass!)
The names of the people who match all six people to the correct handwriting will be placed into a drawing, and two people will win a signed paperback copy of The Poisoned Glass.
This contest will be open until next Sunday, July 19, 2020 at 6 p.m. (PST), when a follow-up post will appear with the answers.
- Vincent Van Gogh, painter (most famous work is Starry Night)
- George Orwell, writer (wrote Animal Farm and 1984)
- Walt Whitman, poet and humanist
- Pablo Picasso, painter, father of Cubism
- Nikola Tesla, inventor (AC current)
- Josephine Baker, singer, dancer
Good luck!
