Holt To Correct ‘Last Train From Hiroshima’
After confirming that author Charles Pellegrino was indeed deceived by one of his sources, Henry Holt announced Monday afternoon that it will correct all future editions of the Last Train from Hiroshima. The deception, first brought to light in the Sunday New York Times, involved claims by Joseph Fucco that he was a last minute substitute for flight engineer James R. Corliss aboard one of the photographic planes, Necessary Evil, that escorted the Enola Gay.
To make the corrections, Holt said Pellegrino is interviewing the family of Corliss and surviving service men from the mission. When those interviews are completed, Holt will release a list of corrections. All future editions–hardcover, paperback or electronic–will include the corrections and an author’s note explaining what has occurred. References to Fucco will be eliminated. There are no plans to recall the book; Holt has shipped about 18,000 copies. The total changes will amount to less than five pages of text and one illustration, said Holt president Steve Rubin.
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