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lindamariecampbell 's review for:
Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
by Bill O'Reilly, Martin Dugard
Bill O'Reilly's voice does not lend itself to reading, in my opinion! I listened to him read his book on CD and had to get used to his cadence. He wrote an account of Lincoln's assassination as a murder mystery and built excitement to the climax of the shooting. He recounts a conspiracy of 5 men to take out the top government officials because they were so angry over the outcome of the civil war. John Wilkes Booth was the ring-leader. He was an adamant segregationist who believed that African Americans were like animals and should be treated as such. He also was an actor who did not receive the acclaim that his brother and father received. He wanted to do something that would bring him notoriety. When attempts to kidnap Lincoln and deliver him to the Confederate army failed, the plot turned to assassination. There are criticisms that some of the things presented as fact do not have evidence to back them up. Even though I consider Bill O'Reilly a blowhard, I think his book was well-written and interesting!