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383 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
383 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
“Experience so vindicated his patriotic sagacity that he acquired a curious ascendency in the public confidence ; so that if good men differed from his opinion they were inclined to doubt their own.”
Harpers Weekly
Saturday
April 29, 1985
~ Abraham Lincoln
Harpers Weekly
Saturday
April 29, 1985
~ Abraham Lincoln
informative
fast-paced
This was a very interesting and informative read. I am shocked to learn how much Abe suffered before he died. What a horrific death!
I would really give this 3.5 stars. The first 83 pages were about the end of the Civil War and the detail of it was boring, in my opinion. The rest of the book was very interesting. I do not remember hearing the details of the conspiracy. I guess I thought that John Wilkes Booth acted alone.
entertaining enough, but not enough new information to be very relevant. A person could learn more especially from James Swanson's book "Manhunt"
My bonus-dad has been bugging me to read this for EONS. I finally started it just prior to leaving for a weekend getaway. I made it to Chapter 28 before our return home.
I was a little worried at first. The book starts with such detailed description of the final Civil War battles that I feared I’d drown in military boringness! I knew immediately that this is what drew bonus-dad in – and I totally understood the use of the descriptions as giving context for the assassination. But they were losing me! I promised myself (and bonus-dad) I’d read until 50 pages into Part Two of the book. This turned out to be a wise choice as I then soared through the remaining pages.
I’ve done lots of reading on Lincoln, his presidency, and his assassination. This is a worthy edition to the body of work. It is an easy read, seems factual (in that it follows what I’ve read elsewhere), and is formatted to keep the pages rapidly spinning through a reader’s fingers. The only minus (and, as a librarian, it is a big minus) was the lack of endnotes or footnotes; the accompanying “Notes” were inadequate and hardly served as enough to convince the skeptics of sufficient proof & research.
I was a little worried at first. The book starts with such detailed description of the final Civil War battles that I feared I’d drown in military boringness! I knew immediately that this is what drew bonus-dad in – and I totally understood the use of the descriptions as giving context for the assassination. But they were losing me! I promised myself (and bonus-dad) I’d read until 50 pages into Part Two of the book. This turned out to be a wise choice as I then soared through the remaining pages.
I’ve done lots of reading on Lincoln, his presidency, and his assassination. This is a worthy edition to the body of work. It is an easy read, seems factual (in that it follows what I’ve read elsewhere), and is formatted to keep the pages rapidly spinning through a reader’s fingers. The only minus (and, as a librarian, it is a big minus) was the lack of endnotes or footnotes; the accompanying “Notes” were inadequate and hardly served as enough to convince the skeptics of sufficient proof & research.
emotional
informative
inspiring
reflective
reads almost like a fiction book. quick but lots of information. would recommend if you are interested in history.