Killing Lincoln
By Bill O'Reilly & Martin Dugard
- Release Date: 2011-09-27
- Genre: U.S. History
Description
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O'Reilly
The anchor of The O'Reilly Factor recounts one of the most dramatic stories in American history—how one gunshot changed the country forever. In the spring of 1865, the bloody saga of America's Civil War finally comes to an end after a series of increasingly harrowing battles. President Abraham Lincoln's generous terms for Robert E. Lee's surrender are devised to fulfill Lincoln's dream of healing a divided nation, with the former Confederates allowed to reintegrate into American society. But one man and his band of murderous accomplices, perhaps reaching into the highest ranks of the U.S. government, are not appeased.
In the midst of the patriotic celebrations in Washington D.C., John Wilkes Booth—charismatic ladies' man and impenitent racist—murders Abraham Lincoln at Ford's Theatre. A furious manhunt ensues and Booth immediately becomes the country's most wanted fugitive. Lafayette C. Baker, a smart but shifty New York detective and former Union spy, unravels the string of clues leading to Booth, while federal forces track his accomplices. The thrilling chase ends in a fiery shootout and a series of court-ordered executions—including that of the first woman ever executed by the U.S. government, Mary Surratt. Featuring some of history's most remarkable figures, vivid detail, and page-turning action, Killing Lincoln is history that reads like a thriller.
Reviews
Poor showing
1By Dead Kennedys are deadLittle to no research, just placating to idiots.VERY disappointing
2By chcocolatechick23Way too long...more like a fictional story than a historical documentary account, which is what I was hoping for...I hate when authors try to re-create things that happened way in the past with stories as if they were there in person, crossing over the line between fact and fiction, describing dialogue as if they knew how it happened...I couldn’t get through the entire thing, basically read through the first line of each paragraph after the first few chapters...the only interesting parts were right before and right after the assassination...will not read any more books from this series, a big waste of time and money.Long live
5By elt223Lincoln needs to be taught to everyone.Killing O’Reilly
1By DropAcidWhen is this book coming out?Read it
5By SamDeen45Great book.Details uncovered in a fascinating way
5By KathyNYCGreat bookGreat read
5By Sgt BanksI have read all of the Killing books. My opinion this is one of the best. Left one wondering about inter circle conspiracy . I don’t believe that Booth was sneaked out to the south to live out his life. The book lead me to believe that Booth was an arrogant loud mouth wanting attention and recognition. Don’t think he could spend a lifetime not bragging about what he did.Fascinating history of the end of the civil war and Lincoln
5By B0C12Excellent history, filled with facts I’d not heard before, and I’ve studied a lot of the civil war through out my different education years. I was a bit of a history buff. Definitely recommend itGood
4By Mrjim144Hard to put down.historical book
3By krystallink1i really like this book because it really helped me with my edgication and it also helped me learn some things about my family history.Outstanding
5By Not Hat Guy ECWVery enjoyable and easy to read.Pargolongago
3By PargolongagoThis was good reading, however, a little fact checking would have been good. 30 million people did not view the train carrying Lincoln's body. The entire population of the US both North and South was only 31 million at that time. 87 soldiers did not drown searching for Booth.Killing Lincoln
4By Armik BGreat book loved itKilling Lincoln
5By @Johnlucas18Fantastic! Bill O'Reilly knocks it out of the park. An in depth look at the assassination of our 16th President and his assassin.Know no limit
5By Foot7193Very good & easy read; I'll read it a second time, just case I missed something....
1By Ammy YangThis book is getting arrestedExcellent Book
5By Nickname12345nicknameKilling Lincoln is an excellent work! I've found new interest in a War and a time that shaped our great nation! I've listened to the audio book twice and will assuredly listen to it again.Good
4By 1554This book is not his finest, but it is very good. I would've like to read more about Lincoln's life.Realtorretired
4By HomesellerretiredAn interesting and thought provoking synnopsis of the last days of Lincoln’s presidency and subsequent events leading to the capture and prosecution of the perpetrators of the assassination. In addition, this was an excellent description of the terminal events leading up the the victory of Union over the Confederacy, Overall and enjoyable read.
