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Midlothian & Waxahachie, TX: Penn Jones Publications, 1983. Vol. 7 No. 6. Staplebound. Very Good. Original photocopy, 20 pp., original texts mainly typescript, profusely illustrated with reproductions of photographs, diagrams, maps, charts, and published articles from newspapers or magazines. The Origins of "Deep State" Conspiracy Theories, Deep in the Heart of Texas. Pioneering Texas newsletter whose original mission was to debunk the Warren Commission report; the focus of "The Continuing Inquiry" soon broadened to encompass all aspects of the ongoing powers of Deep State America during the critical years of 1976-1984. Seemingly NO lead was too trivial for the editor, Penn Jones (1914-1998), who was among the earliest to publicly challenge the "official" narrative of the JFK assassination. As the newsletter continued into the Reagan years, Jones was quick to point out the increasing power of the Deep State and expand his newsletter to include reportage on aspects and incidents that led back to the…
Read More Forgive My Grief, Volume 1: A Critical Review of the Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy by Jones, Penn, Jr - 1966
by Jones, Penn, Jr
Forgive My Grief, Volume 1: A Critical Review of the Warren Commission Report on the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy
by Jones, Penn, Jr
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[Midlothian, Texas]: Midlothian Mirror, 1966. Signed by Penn Jones Jr on the dedication page, dated 2/14/1975. 188, [3, index], [1] pp. Bound in publisher's yellow wraps lettered in red and black. Second printing of the first edition. Very Good+ with light wear, a few tiny stains to front wrap and edges. Author's stamp advertising volumes 2 & 3 on front wrap.
Jones was one of the most indefatigable first generation JFK assassination researchers, who ran the Midlothian Mirror newspaper in Texas, which is still in existence today. This first volume of the eventual four volume series was self-funded and published, consisting mostly of intriguing Warren Commission testimony selections (not generally the soporific material that made it into the one-volume Warren Report) with some commentary on Dorothy Kilgallen and a few Texas journalists, all connected to Jack Ruby, who died mysteriously.
- Bookseller Burnside Rare Books, ABAA (US)
- Book Condition Used
- Quantity Available 1
- Publisher Midlothian Mirror
- Place of Publication [Midlothian, Texas]
- Date Published 1966
- Keywords JFK assassination, John F. Kennedy, Dallas, mysterious deaths, Dorothy Kilgallen, Jack Ruby, Lee Harvey Oswald, conspiracy, Warren Commission