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Post by Michael on Jun 26, 2012 5:17:50 GMT -5
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Post by Michael on Aug 24, 2012 5:32:41 GMT -5
You'll be able to see excerpts from the book, the press release and both Author's biographies. The book will be available on November 5th in bookstores, especially Barnes & Noble, and where Arcadia books are sold. And you can pre-order it from Amazon.
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Post by wolf2 on Aug 24, 2012 19:54:31 GMT -5
the thing that makes me mad is, sue campbell had the idea a year ago to do a arcadia book on the case. she was told that nobody else was doing one. when she was about to start it, it came out that mark and davision was doing one. arcadia never told sue. i dont blame mark but arcadia should have used better judgement or change thier ways. in respect for mark, who i know a long time, this will be the last arcadia book i buy
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Post by Michael on Oct 6, 2012 8:57:28 GMT -5
Book Signings/Events Friday, November 9 - 7:30 PM Program, Author Q&A, and Book Signing Hopewell Valley Elementary School 35 Princeton Avenue, Hopewell, NJ Hosted by the Hopewell Valley Historical Society
Saturday, November 10 - 2:00 PM Program and Author Q&A At the historic Hunterdon County Courthouse (Site of the "Trial of the Century") 75 Main Street, Flemington, NJ Book Signing Author book signing immediately following the presentation at the Hunterdon County Historical Society 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ Hosted by the Hunterdon County Cultural and Heritage Commission, and the Hunterdon County Historical Society
Saturday, November 17 - 1:00 - 3:00 PM Book Signing The NJ Room at the Main Library 472 Jersey Avenue Jersey City, NJ For additional information, call 201-547-4501
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Post by Michael on Oct 10, 2012 18:18:29 GMT -5
I am going to try to make one of these events. Anyone else thinking about it?
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Post by wolf2 on Oct 10, 2012 18:43:09 GMT -5
mike, i was thinking about the 10th, but im still mad what arcadia did to sue campbell
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Post by Michael on Oct 13, 2012 8:11:01 GMT -5
Well I hope Sue puts it out because I will be first in line to get a copy of anything she's written!
I think I am going to try for the Flemington Event myself.
It would be nice to see you again Steve. I think the last time was when you, Sue, Frank, Gary, MikeC, and myself got together for our Hopewell "Tour." When was that - '04?
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Post by wolf2 on Oct 13, 2012 9:19:46 GMT -5
yes, sue indirectly found alot of stuff authors used. i plan on going, hope to see you there the 10th. if you need somethingf for your book, let me know
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Post by Deleted on Oct 13, 2012 13:56:20 GMT -5
I was excited when I read that there would be a book signing for Mark's new book. I placed a preorder for it right away on amazon. Sadly, when I checked my delivery date the book won't get here in time to make the book signing. I am not a happy camper!
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Post by kevkon on Oct 13, 2012 15:46:22 GMT -5
Let me know what time you are going.
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Post by Michael on Oct 22, 2012 14:07:23 GMT -5
Kevin: I'll let you definitely let you know. Amy: I have my copy and it's everything (and more) than I expected. It's not only full of pictures, many that aren't out in the public domain, but that captions are like mini-stories. Some of the information in these captions is unique too. It's a book that I think is essential to possess in order to compliment any other book on the Crime one may have. By the way, Jen Bryant (Author of "The Trial") recently interviewed Mark about the new book. Here is the link:
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Post by Michael on Oct 24, 2012 20:20:16 GMT -5
Amy, I spoke to Mark and he told me he would be happy to sign anyone's book who visits the Archives too. So that would be another option open to you (or others) in the same situation. For anyone close enough, I would schedule an appointment to research the files and have him sign it while you're there. Or, in the alternative, you could visit the Museum and still get him to sign it for you. Here is the most recent review of the book from the "Defrosting Cold Cases" blog:
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Post by Michael on Nov 6, 2012 20:20:27 GMT -5
More reviews for this great book:
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Post by wolf2 on Nov 7, 2012 7:27:24 GMT -5
mike, i might not make the 10th signing in flemington. hard to get gas right now. as far as the jersey city pictures, sue campbell found them 4 years ago and we had pictures taken of them i have to discs full of them. sloan came with us also.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 7, 2012 14:53:15 GMT -5
Michael,
Thanks for checking with Mark about alternate ways for me to get my book signed. I really need to bite the bullet here and get myself over to the archives or the museum, at the least. Am I correct that the archives are at the museum or are they two separate buildings? I am not real familiar with West Trenton or Hopewell N.J. I have been to Pennington N.J., however, as there is a shop I go to several times a year in Pennington to purchase fabric for quilting.
Enjoyed reading all the positive reviews of Mark and Jim's book. It is definitely a must have for anyone who is interested in the Lindbergh case. I am so looking forward to getting my copy!
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Post by Michael on Nov 7, 2012 17:08:26 GMT -5
Hi Amy. It's all in the very same building only that the Archives section is behind closed doors which requires an advanced appointment to access. The Museum is located at the NJSP Headquarters which is almost underneath the Scudders Falls Bridge. You have to drive up to the Guard Booth to check in. Just ask them where the Museum is and they will direct you to it. Here is the necessary information from their website: The first thing you will notice is how friendly everyone is. Any trip there is a great experience in more ways then one.
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Post by Michael on Nov 7, 2012 17:11:23 GMT -5
Hope you and Sue are doing alright Steve. I know that everyone got walloped, but some more so then others. Most gas stations down here are back to normal, just to let you know in case you are weighing your options.
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Post by Michael on Nov 10, 2012 20:17:23 GMT -5
I attended the Flemington Event today.
I really enjoyed it. Jim Davidson gave a great presentation and Mark took questions after during a Q&A period. Awesome crowd and it shows how much interest is out there. One Gentleman was actually in one of the pictures - boosting his friends up to the window trying to get a glimpse of Hauptmann! I truly believe if the Historical Society wasn't closing at 4PM, Mark would still be up there fielding questions. The next Event is a Book Signing scheduled. That is on November 17th, from 1:00 - 3:00pm at the Jersey City Free Public Library.
After that will be a Book Signing Princeton Market Fair on Rt 1 at Barnes & Noble on November 24th. I believe this will be at 7PM but as of right now I will have to verify the time so check back.
I promise to keep the Board updated on future dates as they become available.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 18, 2012 17:13:08 GMT -5
I have the new Mark Falzini book and Michael it is everything you said. I have gone over it thoroughly. The pictures are wonderful. I have not seen a lot of them before. I love how the chapters in the book take you from Charles Lindbergh's flight across the Atlantic and ends with the execution of Richard Hauptmann. The captions are like little stories themselves.
I plan to go over the whole book again. Don't want to overlook any details! Mark and Jim did a fabulous job with this book. It is a really great addition to my Lindbergh bookshelf.
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Post by Michael on Nov 26, 2012 9:11:37 GMT -5
'New Jersey's Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial' By Jacqueline Cutler The Star-Ledger on November 25, 2012
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Post by Michael on Nov 30, 2012 17:45:43 GMT -5
Question:
For those who have the book, which picture is your favorite?
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Post by Michael on Dec 1, 2012 18:18:54 GMT -5
Okay I'll start....
Although I like so many of the pictures in this book - my absolute favorite is Pauline Rauch telling the Defense (Reilly, Fisher, and Pope) to "hit the bricks."
I had never seen that one before and its priceless!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 10:27:09 GMT -5
Oh boy Michael. This is not easy for me to answer. There are so many great pictures in this book and quite a few I have never seen before. Won't be able to limit my answer to just one!
Let me start with the photo of the wood Lion, Camel, and Elephant from Charlie's toy Ark. When I saw these toys that had only been words in books, it made me reflect on Charlie as once a real living little boy whose world consisted of such simple things. The little boy gets eclipsed by the tragedy of the crime that ended his life.
Next is the one of Dr. Condon in the row boat. Alone, perhaps rowing out to meet with the kidnappers he said he met up with on a boat. He is, for me anyway, a very perplexing figure in this case. No matter how you view the role he played, whether as a patriotic do-gooder or as a co-conspirator, his desire to be able to put the little boy's arms around his mother's neck would never be realized. I think it was a hard pill for him to swallow.
The last picture I want to mention is the ladder picture on the top of page 31. I have never seen a picture of the two sections of the ladder up against the house from this angle before. I think it makes it abundantly clear how difficult it would have been to enter that nursery window from that ladder. And then when I looked at the photo and thought about the kidnapper coming out of the nursery window with a 30 pound child in the equation, the difficult becomes the impossible. Either the third section of the ladder was employed or Charlie was carried out the front door.
Just love this book!!
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Post by lightningjew on Dec 2, 2012 14:46:03 GMT -5
Love the new book too. For me, the most interesting picture is one of the photos you mentioned, Amy, with all three sections of the ladder against the house, the rails of the top section clearly fitted into the shutter louvers. The caption reads: "Eventually it was determined that while the two-section ladder was too short to reach the window, three sections were too long, making it impossible to open the shutters all the way." I think that gets to the heart of this particular aspect of things. My recollection is that after the baby was put down that night, all the nursery shutters were closed, so unless someone put the ladder against the house, climbed to the very top of the two lower sections, reached up and jimmied open that window's shutters, climbed down, laid the ladder on the ground to attach the third top section before putting it back up against the house and fitting it into the shutters for stability... I mean, I suppose all this is possible, but I think there would have been a lot more footprints in the mud to indicate this kind of activity. So, barring that scenario, that photo tells me that they got in by some other route than the window--that someone opened the window and shutters from the inside, and that the ladder was probably only used for a handoff to someone else waiting on the ladder. I also like the photo of Featherbed Ln. on p. 32. Creepy. And the p. 42 photos are very interesting as well, showing the abandoned house and chicken coops at the entrance of the driveway. It seems, based on the position of the mailboxes in those photos and the little stone retaining wall in the lower photo (still there), that the abandoned house and chicken coops were on opposite sides of the driveway from each other. Didn't realize this. I always thought the house and chicken coops were a clump of buildings all on the same side of the driveway, so that gives me a better idea of the layout of things. But probably the photo that strikes me the most is the lower photo on p. 54. Doesn't even need a caption, really; pretty much says it all. Anyway, this is an absolutely crucial book for anyone interested in the case.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 2, 2012 16:42:29 GMT -5
I so agree with this! You don't have the footprint evidence or even ladder impressions in the ground to support more than one attempt being made to gain access to the nursery. A hand out of the child from the nursery to the person on the ladder is what is represented on the ground level.
When I looked at the lower picture on that page, I did not realize that the structure was a chicken coop. I thought the chicken coop was behind the abandoned house too. That means the rubber boot wearing accomplice had to cross over the private drive to get near the chicken coop in order to get to the car parked on the roadside. Something else to consider when thinking about that night.
This truly is a necessary book for anyone who is interested in this case. I plan to spend more time reviewing the photos.
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Post by lightningjew on Dec 2, 2012 17:56:11 GMT -5
Yeah, I contacted Mark Falzini awhile back about some other questions regarding the case and he was nice enough to email me that photo, which he said was of the chicken coops and would appear in his upcoming book. Using small landmarks visible in those two p. 42 photos--the mailboxes, the still extant retaining wall behind the car--it would seem, just as a frame of reference, that the driver of the car in the lower p. 42 photo could make an immediate right onto the the driveway, passing the abandoned house on his left and the mailboxes on his right, with the chicken coops beyond them. Now, it was my impression that a construction access road on the property led from the backyard of the main house directly to the abandoned house AND the chicken coops, which, as I thought too, were in the same place. But now, given the position of the mailboxes and retaining wall in the p. 42 photos, it would seem the house and coops were actually several hundred yards apart, on opposite sides of the driveway. And I think I confirmed this in an aerial photo on the 1930s NJ atlas site that was posted on this board several months ago. There, I think I can make out a rectangular object or structure in about the spot where the chicken coop appears in Falzini's lower p. 42 photo. Now, none of this may make too much difference one way or the other, but for those of us interested in trying to retrace the footprint trails and other similar details as to the actual mechanics of the crime, this changes things a bit. Though maybe not, since the general area where the footprints ended (the driveway entrance) could've been alternatively referenced as being near an abandoned house in one report and near a chicken coop in another. But Amy, just to avoid writing ANYTHING off too quickly, another possibility occurred to me with the ladder/shutter dilemma: Since the shutters are narrow, I suppose it MIGHT have been possible to place all the three sections of the ladder against the house, far enough away and yet still close enough to the window to be able to reach over, jimmy the shutter open and get it to lay flat against the house, without all the climbing up and down and reassembling. Though, in order to fit the rails of the top section into the shutter louvers, they still would've had to climb down and reposition the ladder, and, chances are, the ground would've shown some evidence of this. Sorry, just thinking aloud... In any case, I'm beginning to think, as Zorn's recent book has suggested, that the third section may've simply been made as part of an alternate backup plan, in case the front door entry became unworkable. This would explain why, as I recall, that top ladder section was found separate from the other two connected sections--because the top section wasn't actually used that night.
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Post by wolf2 on Dec 2, 2012 18:30:20 GMT -5
since ive seen and have most of those pictures, theres one that wasnt used from the jersey city archives that sue campbell found of hauptman and greta henkel on the couch with hauptmans arm around her. ive never seen that anywhere. also the morgue one i liked, which i dont have
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Post by Michael on Dec 28, 2012 17:02:10 GMT -5
The Wall Street Journal - December 27, 2012 Lindbergh Case Still PuzzlesBy HEATHER HADDON "It's America's greatest soap opera," said Mr. Falzini, who co-authored "New Jersey's Lindbergh Kidnapping and Trial," the first pictorial history of the case, issued in November.
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Post by Michael on Apr 13, 2013 16:30:31 GMT -5
N.J. State Police archivist writes new book on Lindbergh kidnapping Falzini, the author of a new book on the famous case, manages the largest collection of documents and evidence from the “trial of the century” out of the Museum and Learning Center in the State Police headquarters in Ewing. The exhibits there, and the artifact and document collections, continue to attract wide attention from students, researchers, law enforcement officials and others around the country.
Even now, 78 years after the trial drew crowds to the small courthouse in Flemington and spawned a market for memorabilia and souvenirs, “it’s America’s favorite soap opera,” Falzini said.
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