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Few pictures and discouraged
I bought this one expecting to see many pictures on the last day of JFK,
but the book covered very few pictures and even they are not colored.

A Superb Resource For Many Rare JFK Assassination-Related Photos
Richard B. Trask's 1998 publication "That Day In Dallas: Three Photographers Capture On Film The Day President Kennedy Died" represents a follow-up volume (or kind of a 'sequel') to Mr. Trask's earlier and outstanding 640-page book "Pictures Of The Pain", which came out in 1994 and featured many previously-unpublished photographs of the events surrounding President John F. Kennedy's 1963 assassination.

The paperback edition of "That Day In Dallas" contains 136 pages of pictures and text on high-quality paper. It's a much shorter volume than "POTP", to be sure -- but in some ways I treasure "That Day" even more than the larger "Pain" book, in that most of the photos contained within "That Day" are larger in size than what can be found in "POTP", and therefore, via this larger-print format, the pictures can be studied in greater detail. Plus, the clarity of virtually all of the more than 110 photographs published in this book is pristine. These pictures, all printed in black-and-white, are clear as the proverbial bell.

What author Richard Trask has done in "That Day In Dallas" is to center the book's attention on three individual photographers who each took a series of dramatic (and ultimately historic) pictures "that day in Dallas" ("that day", of course, being Friday, November 22, 1963, the day of JFK's assassination).

The three cameramen chosen for this book's subject matter are:

Cecil Stoughton (the official White House photographer);
James "Ike" Altgens (a photographer for the Associated Press); and ...
Jim Murray (a local Dallas free-lance photographer).

Among these three photographers, Jim Altgens was the one who was the closest (physically-speaking) to President Kennedy when gunshots filled the air in sunny Dealey Plaza that Friday at 12:30 PM. Altgens was just a few feet from JFK's limousine when the President was fatally struck in the head by the rifle fire.

Unfortunately for Mr. Altgens, however, even though he had his eye to his camera's viewfinder the instant that fatal blow to JFK occurred, the veteran AP news photog was unable to squeeze his camera's shutter to capture what may well have been the most important picture he would have ever snapped in his life.

Quoting text from this book (page 66) -- "Speaking of the event over two decades later, Altgens's memory was still vivid of the horror of the moment and the later criticism by some. {Altgens said:} "The big showdown came at the time JFK received the shot to the head. I had pre-focused, had my hand on the trigger, but when JFK's head exploded, sending substance in my direction, I virtually became paralyzed. This was such a shock to me that I never did press the trigger on the camera"."

Mr. Altgens did, however, capture on film two of the most widely-seen still photographs of the assassination .... one of them being his famous shot of the limousine on Elm Street just seconds before the fatal bullet struck the President; and the other assassination-sequence photo being a view of the limo just after the fatal rifle shot, showing Secret Service Agent Clint Hill climbing onto the trunk of the President's Lincoln convertible as he helped Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy back into her seat after she had climbed onto the trunk just after her husband was hit by the fatal bullet.

The pre-head shot motorcade picture snapped by Altgens is undoubtedly one of the most-studied still pictures taken that day in Dealey Plaza, and one that has sparked quite a lot of controversy among conspiracy theorists. This book (in its softcover version) publishes that B&W photo in its full, uncropped form on page #64.

The main "controversy" that has surrounded that James Altgens photo centers on the image of a man seen standing in the doorway of the Texas School Book Depository Building (in the background of the photo). Many people examining the picture have claimed that the "Doorway Man" is Lee Harvey Oswald (the man who was ultimately charged with killing President Kennedy from the sixth floor of the Depository Building).

Obviously, Oswald couldn't be in two places at one time, both in the doorway and on the sixth floor firing a rifle. The controversy was put to rest when the "Oswald look-alike" in the doorway was determined (without a shred of a doubt) to be Depository employee Billy N. Lovelady. Lovelady testified later to the Warren Commission that it was he (Lovelady) who was standing in the doorway watching the President pass by the building.

But, to this day, many conspiracy theorists just can't seem to let go of the idea that "Doorway Man" might still have been Lee Oswald (despite Lovelady's own admission that it was definitely Lovelady himself in the photo).

Besides the "Lovelady/Doorway" issue, some conspiracists (bent on seeing assassins in every nook and cranny of every photograph taken that day) also claim to see somebody with a rifle on the fire escape of the Dal-Tex Building in the far background of the Altgens photo.

Many other fascinating details can be spotted within that crystal-clear Altgens image of the limo on Elm Street. (Things that are actually there, that is; not unsupportable paranoiac accounts of would-be "killers" with rifles in the Dal-Tex.)

Mr. Altgens captured on film a monumental, and heartbreaking, moment in history ... an image that has been frozen for all time via the $157 Nikkorex-F 35mm camera that Altgens took with him to Dealey Plaza on 11/22/63.

A JFK assassination buff could probably spend hours gazing at the full-sized version of that Altgens photo on page 64 of this publication, while poring over the information that can be found within that remarkable image. .... Oftentimes that Altgens pic is severely cropped (sometimes in order to blow up the background showing Doorway Man/Lovelady), but the version in "That Day" gives us the whole photo, from edge to edge, which shows (on the far right) the clapping hands of eyewitness Charles Brehm, along with the visible shadows in the street of Brehm and two other witnesses, Jean Hill and Mary Moorman.

This incredible picture also gives us a partial view of the President, the First Lady, and Governor Connally in the limousine at a point which equates to approximately Frame #255 of the infamous color home movie taken by Abraham Zapruder, who was almost directly across Elm Street from Jim Altgens' location during the assassination. The President and Governor Connally had been hit by a rifle bullet less than two seconds before Altgens snapped his picture.

JFK can easily be seen in the Altgens pic, through the limo's windshield glass and just behind the car's rearview mirror. The President is reacting to having just been hit by Lee Harvey Oswald's second of three gunshots. The President's left arm, hand, and white shirt cuff are fully visible in the photograph, plus Mrs. Kennedy's gloved hand is also in view as she attempts to help her husband by grabbing his left arm. Governor Connally, who had just been shot through the back, chest, and wrist, can be seen in full left profile as he reacts to his near-fatal wounds.

The smiling crowd along Elm Street, as seen via that picture, has not yet had time enough to fully comprehend what was happening in the President's car. Some non-victim reactions are visible in the photo, however -- as two Secret Service Agents (Paul Landis and John Ready) on the running board of the "Queen Mary" SS follow-up vehicle are seen looking over their right shoulders toward the Depository Building (the direction from which they heard gunshots). One of the motorcycle officers in the motorcade (James Chaney) is looking directly into the back seat of the limousine.

Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson and his wife, Lady Bird, are also discernible in the Altgens picture, riding two cars behind JFK in another Lincoln convertible. Behind LBJ's car is the Vice-President's Secret Service follow-up car, a white four-door Mercury sedan, just having made its turn from Houston Street onto Elm. The left rear door of this SS sedan is ajar, which has led some people to think that something "unusual" or "conspiratorial" was occurring within the motorcade as a result of this "open door". However, that same open car door can be seen in other motorcade photos snapped that day, including one printed in this volume (on page #31). It was standard Secret Service procedure to leave a door ajar to allow for quick exit from the vehicle in case of trouble. (That rule would not apply to the President's SS car, however, since it was equipped with running boards.)


"That Day In Dallas" is a great place to find many seldom-seen November 22nd photographs, including several shots taken by Cecil Stoughton outside and inside the Hotel Texas on the misty morning of 11/22/63, with the large pics that grace pages 20 and 21 being two excellent such examples.

Some of my other favorite photos in this book include.......

Page 26 -- An overview photo of the President's arrival at Love Field in Dallas shortly after JFK and Jackie had stepped off of Air Force One. This Stoughton pic was snapped from the front hatch of the Boeing 707 serving as "Air Force One" (SAM 2-6000).

Page 46 -- This Stoughton photo shows a rarely-published view of Air Force One's cramped and witness-packed stateroom just prior to Lyndon Johnson being sworn in as the 36th U.S. President.

Page 82 (bottom) -- A photo by Jim Murray, taken just a few minutes after JFK was shot, which depicts a crowd of people gathered along the dirt road (known as the "Elm Street Extension") that runs right in front of the Book Depository. The west face of the Depository is visible, as well as a portion of the front (south) side of the TSBD.

Page 93 -- Just ten minutes after the assassination, Jim Murray began taking a series of pictures from the south side of Elm Street and further south across from Commerce Street. Each of the photos in this series shows the Book Depository in the background, and the large "Hertz Rent-A-Car" sign atop the Depository. The picture on page 93 gives a wider overview of the post-assassination scene in Dealey Plaza and shows the "temperature" reading on the Hertz sign (66 degrees). Also visible are a number of cars on Elm Street, proceeding across the pavement where (just minutes earlier) President Kennedy had been fatally wounded. (I've often wondered WHY in the world the street wasn't immediately blocked off to regular traffic by police; but it wasn't.)

Page 94 -- Another terrific post-shooting still snapshot taken by Jim Murray -- this one featuring the front entrance and all seven floors on the southeast side of the Texas School Book Depository, including the half-open "Sniper's Nest" window, out of which a rifle had been aimed at the President a very short time before. The book carton that the assassin used as a "rifle rest" can be seen in this photo.

Page 95 -- A very rare full-sized version of a photo (snapped by Murray) showing teenaged eyewitness Amos Euins sitting in the back seat of a police car in front of the Book Depository.

Page 101 -- Another offering from Mr. Murray's busy camera: a fabulous "pose" here, showing a Dallas policeman standing in front of the Depository, shotgun at the ready, looking toward the upper floors of the building from where shots had been fired at the President. The entire front facade of the TSBD is visible in this photo, which was taken at a sharp angle to the front of the building.

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Any library of published materials pertaining to the events of President Kennedy's assassination is most definitely incomplete if "That Day In Dallas" by Richard B. Trask isn't part of such a collection.

EXCELLENT abridged version of "Pictures of the Pain"
(I am on one page, too--the Acknowledgments page, for my help with Secret Service-related inquiries)

I highly recommend this excellent book by Richard Trask, author of the masterful "Pictures of The Pain." In fact, this book acts as an abridged version, of sorts, but with better, bigger graphics. Get "Pictures Of The Pain" for the whole story...get "That Day In Dallas" for the graphics.
Vince Palamara-JFK/ Secret Service expert (History Channel, author of two books, in over 30 other author's books, etc.)
Pittsburgh, PA

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When a Roman ship is wrecked off the coast of Britain, an infant, Beric, is the only survivor. He is rescued by a British tribe who raise him as their own until they can no longer ignore his Roman ancestry.
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Shackled by his Past
Culture clash in Roman Britain is presented in an unbiased manner for both Celts (or Picts, judging from the facial tattoes) and Romans in this interesting YA novel.Sutcliff's predilection for ancient times and primitive civilizations results in a gripping plot of teenage identity crisis, while
presenting precise historical detail about Roman culture
superimposed upon the Celts in a way that does not impede enjoyment. Instruction and Enlightenment the easy way.

An infant boy miraculously survives a shipwreck off the coast of prehistoric Britain, providing filial replacement for a cherished infant who recently perished.Raised as one of the tribe until the age of 9 Beric, suddenly realizes that he is not universally or automatically accepted, despite his loyalty to his foster tribe. There is a long and bitter history of hatred for the Red Crests, who prove to be his Roman progenitors.

For the next 6 years the boy must constantly prove his right to remain in the village, struggling aginst both his peers, superstition and even an adult nemesis.He also battles his own internal doubts as to his identity--in which world does he truly belong?Can he wander through life belonging to neither or both?A sincere youth caught in the remorseless web of Nature vs Nurture, Beric faces difficult choices in a harsh adult world, where men abuse and torture him without compassion. Will Beric ever be freed of the shackles of hate and humiliation re his mixed heritage which bind his soul, even more surely than the chains on his body?Many teenagers--searching for their personal Belonging Place--can recognize his anguish. An excellent introduction to the Roman world; for readers of all ages.

Beric must begin his life as an outcast...
"Outcast" is an excellent literary composition that tells the tale of Beric, who is branded as cursed by a druid since he was in a frightful shipwreck whilst he was only a newborn child, and was the solitary survivior.
So the tribe that have taken in Beric are insistant that the holy beings in which they place their faith are unhappy with them for this, because Beric is a red-crest.
I found parts of the book deeply disturbing and so would reccomend any easily - unsettled reader of my age to be prepared before you read it.
Nevertheless Rosemary Sutcliff vividly describes every needed detail without overbalancing action with description.

Good attempt to look at the harsher side of Rome
This is a great book for pre-teens, teens, and even adults who like fiction set in the ancient world.Here we see the harsh social realities faced by foundlings in the life of Beric, Roman child adopted from the sea by Britons during the Roman Empire -- when exactly isn't given.While I'm glad the attempt was made to show the harshness of life both in the north and then among the Romans there was still a bit of sugar-coating that is perhaps the result of wanting to respect our own morals or the result of a lack of knowledge.Thus the sexual terror and abuse of slavery is not mentioned and there is the idea that slaves have special clothes or jewelery to mark their status which is not the case unless one had been a runaway or a master really wanted to use a collar or brand or tattoo.The ending was also a bit too positive but then again most people don't want to read a sad tale even if it is more realistic.

Roman British History
I really enjoyed this book.I have always been interested in this period of British history.This book is too scary for young children:I would not recommend it for a child less than 10 years of age. The Outcast is a Roman boy, found nearly dead on a beach after a shipwreck, fostered by a Celtic family.He is thrown out of his tribe when a series of misfortunes convinces some in the village that they have offended their gods by harboring a Roman.Going to the Roman village, he is captured by slavers, and a truly horrible four years as a slave begins. The book reveals the Horror That Was Rome, when we have too often heard only of the Glory.

Rosemary Sutcliff has done it again!
Once again, Rosemary Sutcliff has written an outstanding work of fiction! Enticing, suspensful, and all-around wonderful, Outcast is the best book I have read in a long time. Outcast is the story of a young boy named Beric, who is raised in the village of a celtic tribe living in Britain at thetime of the Roman Conquest. However, Beric is actually a Roman child, whoseparents died in a shipwreck and who was rescued by a kind-hearted Celt andthen adopted. But when the village has a series of bad turns, the localdruid manages to convince the chief that Beric is the cause of all thetrouble. Exiled from the only life he has known, Beric must learn tosurvive in the harsh Roman world that is so different from his own. Andthings take a turn for the worse when Beric falls into the hands of a slavetrader! Outcast is a refreshing historical novel that gives startlinginsight into the ancient cultures of Britain. This one is definately akeeper! ... Read more