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Killing Lincoln

The Shocking Assassination That Changed America

Bill O'Reilly Martin Dugard

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English
HENRY HOLT AND CO
28 September 2011
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.

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Imprint:   HENRY HOLT AND CO
Country of Publication:   United States
Dimensions:   Height: 242mm,  Width: 162mm,  Spine: 30mm
Weight:   578g
ISBN:   9780805093070
ISBN 10:   0805093079
Pages:   288
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Reviews for Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America

-As a history major, I wish my required reading had been as well written as this truly vivid and emotionally engaging account of Lincoln's assassination. And as a former combat infantry officer, I found myself running for cover at the Civil War battle scenes. This is the story of an American tragedy that changed the course of history. If you think you know this story, you don't until you've read Killing Lincoln. Add historian to Bill O'Reilly's already impressive resume.- --Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion and The Gold Coast-Killing Lincoln is a must read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will feel like you are walking the streets of Washington, DC, on the night that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. This is a hugely entertaining, heart-stopping read.- --Vince Flynn, author of American Assassin-If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865...it might well read like Killing Lincoln.- --Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek-[Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty...- --The Christian Science Monitor-[Killing Lincoln] is nonfiction, albeit told in white-knuckled, John Grisham-like style.- --New York Post As a history major, I wish my required reading had been as well written as this truly vivid and emotionally engaging account of Lincoln's assassination. And as a former combat infantry officer, I found myself running for cover at the Civil War battle scenes. This is the story of an American tragedy that changed the course of history. If you think you know this story, you don't until you've read Killing Lincoln. Add historian to Bill O'Reilly's already impressive resume. --Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion and The Gold Coast Killing Lincoln is a must read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will feel like you are walking the streets of Washington, DC, on the night that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. This is a hugely entertaining, heart-stopping read. --Vince Flynn, author of American Assassin If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865...it might well read like Killing Lincoln. --Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek [Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty... --The Christian Science Monitor [Killing Lincoln] is nonfiction, albeit told in white-knuckled, John Grisham-like style. --New York Post As a history major, I wish my required reading had been as well written as this truly vivid and emotionally engaging account of Lincoln's assassination. And as a former combat infantry officer, I found myself running for cover at the Civil War battle scenes. This is the story of an American tragedy that changed the course of history. If you think you know this story, you don't until you've read Killing Lincoln. Add historian to Bill O'Reilly's already impressive resume. Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion and The Gold Coast Killing Lincoln is a must read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will feel like you are walking the streets of Washington, DC, on the night that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. This is a hugely entertaining, heart-stopping read. Vince Flynn, author of American Assassin If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865 it might well read like Killing Lincoln. Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek [Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty... The Christian Science Monitor [Killing Lincoln] is nonfiction, albeit told in white-knuckled, John Grisham-like style. New York Post As a history major, I wish my required reading had been as well written as this truly vivid and emotionally engaging account of Lincoln's assassination. And as a former combat infantry officer, I found myself running for cover at the Civil War battle scenes. This is the story of an American tragedy that changed the course of history. If you think you know this story, you don't until you've read Killing Lincoln. Add historian to Bill O'Reilly's already impressive resume. Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion and The Gold Coast Killing Lincoln is a must read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will feel like you are walking the streets of Washington, DC, on the night that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. This is a hugely entertaining, heart-stopping read. Vince Flynn, author of American Assassin If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865 it might well read like Killing Lincoln. Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek [Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty... The Christian Science Monitor [Killing Lincoln] is nonfiction, albeit told in white-knuckled, John Grisham-like style. New York Post As a history major, I wish my required reading had been as well written as this truly vivid and emotionally engaging account of Lincoln's assassination. And as a former combat infantry officer, I found myself running for cover at the Civil War battle scenes. This is the story of an American tragedy that changed the course of history. If you think you know this story, you don't until you've read Killing Lincoln. Add historian to Bill O'Reilly's already impressive resume. --Nelson DeMille, author of The Lion and The Gold Coast Killing Lincoln is a must read historical thriller. Bill O'Reilly recounts the dramatic events of the spring of 1865 with such exhilarating immediacy that you will feel like you are walking the streets of Washington, DC, on the night that John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. This is a hugely entertaining, heart-stopping read. --Vince Flynn, author of American Assassin If Grisham wrote a novel about April 1865...it might well read like Killing Lincoln. --Peter J. Boyer, Newsweek [Killing Lincoln] delivers a taut, action-packed narrative with cliff-hangers aplenty... -- The Christian Science Monitor [Killing Lincoln] is nonfiction, albeit told in white-knuckled, John Grisham-like style. -- New York Post


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