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Read the claims against their sources
This library tests the claims in Thomas Faulk’s “Letter For My Wife” against original documents. Each episode works through one claim, shows what the source says, and separates that evidence from the conclusions drawn from it.
Reading method
Four steps for every claim
01
Hear the claim
Each episode states the specific claim under examination in the words of the source making it, so you know exactly what is being tested.
02
Review original context
The surrounding text, date, and author of the original record are laid out so the claim can be read in its place within the record.
03
Examine citations
Every historical reference is listed with its archive or publication details, allowing you to locate and check the passage yourself.
04
Compare findings
The evidence is weighed against the conclusion drawn from it, and any gap between what a source says and what is claimed is marked plainly.
Source standards
Contemporary accounts and later recollections
A contemporary account, written close to the events it describes, carries different weight from a recollection composed decades later. Each source is identified by its date, author, and the circumstances of its creation so that the difference is visible at a glance.
Where a claim rests on a late recollection, the episode says so and notes whether an earlier record corroborates or contradicts it. Citations are given in full so that every conclusion can be traced back to the page it came from.