Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

Posted on 24 January 2017 by Bill O'Reilly

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 http catalog.loc.gov cgi bin Pwebre Free Download [ Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever ] Author [ Bill O'Reilly ] – kino-fada.fr You know what my biggest problem with this book is Bill O Reilly I just can t get past the fact that a pompous, bombastic talk show host gets to write a best selling historical non fiction book when there are real historians you know, the kind with Ph.D.s that know how to use footnotes that can t even find jobs To be fair, it s very readable O Reilly and his co author who, alas, no one will remember write in a very engaging manner They do fall into the trap of over speculating, saying t You know what my biggest problem with this book is Bill O Reilly I just can t get past the fact that a pompous, bombastic talk show host gets to write a best selling historical non fiction book when there are real historians you know, the kind with Ph.D.s that know how to use footnotes that can t even find jobs To be fair, it s very readable O Reilly and his co author who, alas, no one ...Just for the record Bill O Reilly is a conceited ass His book jacket description of himself gag almost made me not read the book, but alas, it s this month s bookclub choice, and since I attend every book club without fail I did indeed give in to peer pressure Other than being terribly sad and kindof a downer obviously, it wasn t that bad Lots of interesting details were included I d never heard of before, and the novel form made it easier to read even if they did wildly speculate some of Just for the record Bill O Reilly is a conceited ass His book jacket description of himself gag almost made me not read the book, but alas, it s this month s bookclub choice, and since I attend every book club without fail I did indeed give in to peer pressure Other than being terribly sad and kindof a downer obviously, it wasn t that bad Lots of interesting details were included I d never heard of before, and the nove...When I walked into the theater to see the movie Secretariat , I already knew Secretariat had won the Triple Crown Still, my anxiety and my pulse increased during every race scene, and I cheered every victory I chalk that up to terrific storytelling and a great director And that s the same way I felt about this book.Obviously, I knew what was going to happen before I read page one, but I found myself hoping someone would stop arrogant and narcissistic John Wilkes Booth before he could carry When I walked into the theater to see the movie Secretariat , I already knew Secretariat had won the Triple Crown Still, my anxiety and my pulse increased during every race scene, and I cheered every victory I chalk that up to terrific storytelling and a great director And that s the same way I felt about this book.Obviously, I knew what was going to happen before I read page one, but I found myself hoping someone would stop arrogant and narcissistic John Wilkes Booth before he could carry out his plan Ooh, that guy really made me mad And that stupid, lazy, and irresponsible guard who left his post at Ford s Theater on April 14, I wanted to smack him I gained new respect for players in the story I hadn t known much about before, lost some for others, and am still wondering what to think ab...I read some of the Goodreads reviews for this book and honestly, some of them are just stupid commentaries on Bill O Reilly, the TV talk show host I already know who Bill O Reilly is and didn t want anyone to opine just tell me what you thought of the book, for Pete s sake Yes, Bill O Reilly has written books and no, I hadn t read any of them This one was on loan to me by a friend and I wasn t inspired to read it until after I saw the movie, Lincoln I agree with the reviews that describ I read some of the Goodreads reviews for this book and honestly, some of them are just stupid commentaries on Bill O Reilly, the TV talk show host I already know who Bill O Reilly is and ...I kept hearing about this book and no matter what your politics are, this story is worth reading I listened on audio the author, Bill O Reilly narrates which can be grating at times if I m being truly honest, but he is passionate I found myself on the end of my seat literally Even though, we all know the story about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, I never knew all the details that led up to that detrimental night This feltlike a narrative thriller than a historical non fic I kept hearing about this ...LOVED this book I don t love that a great man was killed, but I love the way this book was put together It did feel like a suspense novelbut full of history and truths that I have never heard about.I liked how the chapters headed with the date and the time, and switched back and forth between Pres Lincoln and JW Booth I feel it gave both sides very well You could almost understand the feelings Booth had and his reasoning for what he did, in his mind anyway I was doing very well just rea LOVED this book I don t love that a great man was killed, but I love the way this book was put together It did feel like...this book was very intriguing i could not put it down historical narrative that seriously reads like fiction but it s not i particularly liked the pace of the book as each chapter revealed the timeline laid out before you you literally feel that you are witnessing history as it is happening this book chronicles one of the darkest times in our nation s history the civil war and the disturbing emotions among the north and the south as they battle to the bloody end i had no idea that gener this book was very intriguing i could not put it down historical narrative that seriously reads like fiction but it s not i particularly lik...In the spring of 1865, after a long day of meetings, Abraham Lincoln alongside his wife Mary, took to the theater While Lincoln knew that he had a lot of enemies and had even thought there was a good chance he would be assassinated, he had no idea that his life was about to end.John Wilkes Booth was an anchor and charismatic ladies man as well as an impenitent racist His hatred for Lincoln burned so strong it was obsession He stressed over the details for months working out accomplices in In the spring of 1865, after a long day of meetings, Abraham Lincoln alongside his wife Mary, took to the theater While Lincoln knew that he had a lot of enemies and had even thought there was a good chance he would be assassinated, he had no idea that his life was about to end.John Wilkes Booth was an anchor and charismatic ladies man as well as an impenitent racist His hatred for Lincoln burned so strong it was obsession He stressed over the details for months working out accomplices in the mission It started as a kidnapping plan and lead to a much deadlier conclusion.Ok here...The assassination of President Lincoln is one of those historical events that makes me cringe every time I think of it because of the tragic consequences Lincoln would have been a far better man to handle reconstruction than Andrew Johnson by virtue of the fact that Lincoln had fought so hard to preserve the Union and Johnson nothing Lincoln was already on record as desiring to give the states relatively easy terms to rejoin the Union and likely had a millionideas in his head that would The assassination of President Lincoln is one of those historical events that makes me cringe every time I think of it because of the tragic consequences Lincoln would have been a far better man...Lincoln s assassination was a devastating event following the deadliest war in American history It is so unfortunate that President Lincoln, a man portrayed as being deeply distraught over the massive divide in our country, was never able to participate in the reconstruction and unification of that broken nation Always interested in this topic, I watched this while visiting my dad last summer and subsequently grabbing the book from his bookshelf, only to recently opt for the audio version from Lincoln s assassination was a devastating event following the deadliest war in American history It is so unfortunate that President Lincoln, a man portrayed as being ...

Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever

English
24 January 2017

Bill O'Reilly