A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and the first work of history from mega-bestselling author Bill O’Reilly
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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- Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever
- Audiobook, CD, Unabridged
It’s been done, Mr. O’Reilly, and more accurately. As someone who has studied Lincoln and books on the assassination since I was about 8 (that would be, sigh, about 50 years), I figured I’d give O’Reilly’s book a try, assuming that since he had written it so shortly after some great Lincoln books (Abraham Lincoln: A Life, by Michael Burlingame; Blood on the Moon by Edward Steers) that there must be something unique about it. Unfortunately, I came away not really seeing what the new approach was. While it is supposedly written like a thriller,…
Five Stars for O’Reilly — But a nap for Steers I absolutely loved this book. First, since it seems to be an issue in the reviews, Mr. O’Reilly and I are opposites politically. I never watch his show. After reading the reviews, I bought, instead, Edward Steers’ Blood on the Moon. I am sorry, I know it is well researched, and painstakingly accurate, but it didn’t keep my attention. After several weeks, I was only at 17% in my Kindle when I decided to buy Bill O’Reilly’s book. WOW! I could not put it down and read it in two sittings…
O’Reilly Delivers, Unlike Most Reviews of the Book It seems that most reviews of the book are by one of two types of reviewers: 1. the reviewer either loves or hates O’Reilly, or 2. the reviewer either loved or hated how it was written. Here is my take, leaving the personal feelings about the author aside, Killing Lincoln delivers on its mission. Many rip O’Reilly apart for it not being an in depth treatment of his death and surrounding events. Here’s a news flash: it’s not supposed to be. It is not written as a doctoral dissertation on the…