Herbert Armstrong's Autobiography - Does it Contain Errors?
I have read through the Autobiography . It offers a narrative of Armstrong’s early life, but there are some unusual omissions - and as well several inaccurate claims - revealing a pattern of selective self‑presentation. These omissions later resulted in faulty secondary genealogies being used by some to fill in the gaps incorrectly. That is why one encounters conflicting or inaccurate information online. The inaccuracies include his portrayal of his early beginnings , his account of the six‑month library study in Portland, and his later claim to have independently “discovered” radio . In the case of the library study, the only contradictory evidence comes from Armstrong’s own later version of the Autobiography , where his description differs markedly from the earlier account. All of these matters are documented in the following Post in Quora . The first Addendum of that Post shows the evidence for the inaccuracies. I have covered doctrinal issues separate...