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Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
377 reviews for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
3.85 AVERAGE
Listened to the audiobook: Amazing details, flowed well and living history
I was pleasantly surprised as I figured that book would be full of political and social conjecture, but it was not. The book was highly detailed, explained unique situations that occurred, provided a good background to the events, and was fact based.
This is really an excellent read and worth your time. I love the way it is written in story form. Even though I knew what happened I still found myself holding my breath in anticipation.
informative
fast-paced
While Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly traditionally does not follow my usual psychological thriller trend, it is a thriller in its own right.
Killing Lincoln is the story of how one gunshot changed America forever. It covers the last six days of the civil war and leads up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent hangings of those involved.
I am not a history nut. This was not a book I chose to listen to on a 13-hour road trip. But I lamented, and I am glad I did.
Bill O’Reilly wrote Killing Lincoln as a horror story. I fully expected a bland 7 hours of listing facts, but I was pleasantly surprised.
As a self-proclaimed history dunce, I also found it an entertaining way to learn a little bit about history. Reading historical fiction in the form of a thriller is lovely for thriller fiends.
Some may find this book to be a little long winded and boring but persevere, my friends. The battles are just as long in the book as they were in real life. But they are a part of our history, and it picks up the pace toward the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
Killing Lincoln is surprisingly a 4-star book for me.
Killing Lincoln is the story of how one gunshot changed America forever. It covers the last six days of the civil war and leads up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the subsequent hangings of those involved.
I am not a history nut. This was not a book I chose to listen to on a 13-hour road trip. But I lamented, and I am glad I did.
Bill O’Reilly wrote Killing Lincoln as a horror story. I fully expected a bland 7 hours of listing facts, but I was pleasantly surprised.
As a self-proclaimed history dunce, I also found it an entertaining way to learn a little bit about history. Reading historical fiction in the form of a thriller is lovely for thriller fiends.
Some may find this book to be a little long winded and boring but persevere, my friends. The battles are just as long in the book as they were in real life. But they are a part of our history, and it picks up the pace toward the surrender of General Robert E. Lee.
Killing Lincoln is surprisingly a 4-star book for me.
This book was clearly well researched. From my perspective it was a bit heavy on the details of the battles leading up to the end of the war. I suppose this was necessary to portray the total, pervasive weariness of an exhausted nation. When the tragedy did occur, how stark was the contrast between the evident relief at the war's end and the bitter aftershock of grief at losing the leader who had guided the nation through such blackness! However, the book went far beyond a mere sequential recitation of the events leading up to and surrounding the assassination. The figures who played prominent roles were a colorful lot and O'Reilly was generous with the descriptive, sometimes quirky, details. His telling of the tale brought the events to life with a terrible vividness. There was much gore, but that was part of the horror. It was a very worthwhile read.
A lot of history books are rather dry; unless you are a history buff yourself, they can be tedious to get through. Especially Civil War Era history - too much concern with trying to jam in all the facts that the story is lost.
By focusing on a period of less than a month, O'Reilly was able to make this book interesting, even thrilling at times, and still get the pertinent facts into the story.
Much as I'm not a fan of his TV show or political stances, I would have been interested in his classes when he was a professor if he taught anything like he writes.
I recommend this book for history and non history buffs alike - all will find it an informative and interesting read.
By focusing on a period of less than a month, O'Reilly was able to make this book interesting, even thrilling at times, and still get the pertinent facts into the story.
Much as I'm not a fan of his TV show or political stances, I would have been interested in his classes when he was a professor if he taught anything like he writes.
I recommend this book for history and non history buffs alike - all will find it an informative and interesting read.