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376 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
376 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
I learned so much from this book. So glad I read it.
I particularly like the way O'Reilly and Dugard set their story against the broader historical context. I felt as though I was slogging along to Appomatox with the troops.
Bill O'Reilly may be a conservative talk show hack, but this was actually a pretty good read. Sure, there are some historical inaccuracies within the book, but a quote on the cover literally describes it as "if Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865.." Anyone who sees that and then reads this book as a serious historical document instead of entertaining pop history is a fool. That said, maybe I'm just being lenient because I found it lying around the house and didn't actually spend any money on this book.
I came into this book only thinking that John Wilkes Booth was just some guy who shot Lincoln, but came away with a solid understanding of the historical figures involved, and the events before, during, and after the assassination. I also learned that the guy who shot and killed Booth was a religious zealot who cut off his own testicles with a pair of shears to resist temptation from prostitutes. Neat.
Anyways, while this isn't a historical textbook by any stretch, I finished this book with a desire to learn more about Lincoln and Civil War/Reconstruction era America. Isn't that what reading is supposed to do? Give one a drive to learn new things? I'm hoping to read Kauffman's American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies as it is apparently a more comprehensive book on the Lincoln assassination.
I came into this book only thinking that John Wilkes Booth was just some guy who shot Lincoln, but came away with a solid understanding of the historical figures involved, and the events before, during, and after the assassination. I also learned that the guy who shot and killed Booth was a religious zealot who cut off his own testicles with a pair of shears to resist temptation from prostitutes. Neat.
Anyways, while this isn't a historical textbook by any stretch, I finished this book with a desire to learn more about Lincoln and Civil War/Reconstruction era America. Isn't that what reading is supposed to do? Give one a drive to learn new things? I'm hoping to read Kauffman's American Brutus: John Wilkes Booth and the Lincoln Conspiracies as it is apparently a more comprehensive book on the Lincoln assassination.
This is a great book for people who would like to know more about history but fall asleep reading history books. It tells a story that was always fascinating, but not always told in a way that can keep your attention. This book kept me interested in American history, which I typically ignore.
Outstanding
Page one to the afterword, an informative and entertaining read. Loved it. I enjoyed Killing Reagan, but I loved this!
Page one to the afterword, an informative and entertaining read. Loved it. I enjoyed Killing Reagan, but I loved this!
Absolutely awesome book! I loved that it was historically accurate but not a dry read! The new one Killing Kennedy is coming out in October and I can't wait to read it!
2.5 stars. Better than Killing Kennedy, but I apparently had it too hyped up because I just wasn't satisfied.
My husband kept groaning because Bill O'Reilly co-wrote it, but it was actually a fascinating cross-section of American history.
I bought this book from Better World Books. First my 81-year-old grandma read it, then my dad did, and then I did. I was not obligated in any way to review it. But I rather enjoyed it.
I bought this book from Better World Books. First my 81-year-old grandma read it, then my dad did, and then I did. I was not obligated in any way to review it. But I rather enjoyed it.
challenging
informative
fast-paced
Well paced and informative account. The Lincoln of this book is clearly a hero to be admired. He lacks the nuance of other accounts I've read.