David Shulman has been gathering material on Brodie for several years, and I believe is intending a book. My last address for him was an old- folk's home in Brooklyn, and I see that I don't even have that to hand. If there is an interest, I can get the address, though. His conclusion is that Brodie did in fact make the jump. GAT George A. Thompson Author of A Documentary History of "The African Theatre", Northwestern Univ. Pr., 1998. ----- Original Message ----- From: [log in to unmask] Date: Monday, May 6, 2002 1:16 pm Subject: modern account of Steve Brodie, bridge jumper? > I can't seem to find a modern book or journal article with good > research on > Steve Brodie, the Brooklyn Bridge jumper who made a career out of his > (putative) brave leap in 1886. Am I missing something? Or was > this scam > artist just too illusory for any factual account? > > Christopher Gray > "Streetscapes" Columnist, Sunday Real Estate Section > The New York Times > office: 246 West 80th Street > New York City 10024 > voice: 212-799-0520 > fax: 212-799-0542 > e: [log in to unmask] >