Robert Lincoln

Tuesday, February 24th, 2009
In this week’s column (Feb. 27) on “Small Miracles of the Holocaust,” I mention the time that Edwin Booth saved Robert Lincoln’s life. Here’s some more on that fascinating historical footnote. Of course, to R. Lincoln and E. Booth this was not a footnote at all, and it turned out to be a lifesaver, of sorts, for Edwin, as well.

Thursday, February 26th, 2009
 
 
(Because of a formatting error on the main site, here’s a corrected version of this week’s “Edge of Town” column).
 
 
 
Uncanny Tales Of Survival
 
“Small Miracles of the Holocaust,” and the mysteries of coincidence      
 
 by Jonathan Mark