Chasing Lincoln's Killer Book Report

The book chasing Lincoln killer begins with Lincoln inauguration. There is a man named john Wilkes booth that is plotting to kill Lincoln, and on April 14, 1865 when booth found out that Lincoln would be attending the play Our American Cousin that night he decided to murder him then. And on the night of April 14, at 10:13pm Lincoln was shot. Lincoln was taken to a house where he lie in bed deaf and wounded but still breathing. Then at 7:22 and ten seconds, Lincoln’s heart stopped beating Lincoln was dead. Along with killing Lincoln booth and his conspirators planned to kill the vice president, , and secretary of state William H. Seward. But George Atzerodt did not decide to kill …, and Lewis Powell succeeded in only injuring Seward. After Lincoln

History class to many falls as a boring lesson, memorizing facts nobody will use in life. The day America got it’s independence, the dates of the end of World War 1 and 2. These facts may seem useless, but behind each one, their is a story with so many valiant people, a story with people who must be forever condemned, and facts that we can always use. In the book, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, written by James L. Swanson, there is one such story about the death of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt that followed. What is really important about this story is that there are heroes, who should be remembered, and attackers whose actions must always be condemned. Most importantly, this book shows how many people worked together in order to catch the escapees

"Killing Lincoln" was co-written by authors Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard. The 315 page historical narrative was published by the Henry Holt and Co. In 2011. This book focuses on the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the conspiracies surrounding his death.

4. Chasing Lincoln’s Killer is a complete retelling of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln along with the 12-day manhunt that followed for the infamous John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices. The Confederacy has just recently lost the Civil War to the Union. John Wilkes Booth, a devoted confederate, decides to do something with his strong anger towards the union: killing the president of the United States.

The book Lincoln's Last Day's was a #1 New York Times bestseller its a biography about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. This book was written by Bill o'reilly and Dwight Jon Zimmerman and was published in 1866.it was split in to four parts. The first part "The Beginning of The End of The War" talks about the beginning of the civil war between the north and the south and how it ended with a peace treaty. The second part "The Conspiracy to Assassinate" talks about the conspiracy that there will be a chance that Lincoln will be assassinated and all the threats he has here'd that he will be killed. The third part is Lincoln's last Day which talks about Lincoln's final moments in the office and that he plans to go to fords theater to wach a play and John Wilkes Booth here's about him going so he tacks the advantage an went to the theater and shot him in the back then fleeing the scene of the crime. The forth part was about every one trying to catch the assassins. There was more than one assassin and they all had a different target but the only one that had succeeded his mission was John Wilkes Booth. They captured the others how had failed to assassinate there targets. They still had to go after John Wilkes Booth how was trying to escape to Virginia . They had finally stopped him in April 26 1865 after dragging his wounded body out of a burning barn.

What I Learned: I have learned all about Lincoln’s assassination. I learned that John Wilkes Booth tried to kill Lincoln before. I also learned about Lincoln's cabinet member and Booth’s conspirators and what they did. One main thing I learn from this book is having compassion.

The feeling of change, is one many are afraid of. Moreover, the possibility of moving on from the style of one life into the unknown world where they are vulnerable, is frightening to many, unthinkable to some. After the Civil War, hundreds of thousands of Southerners refused to believe in a world where African Americans were also citizens of the Union, one where they were all men were free. While most maintained peace in order to prevent more mayhem, some decided to act out. John Wilkes Booth was one of these such men, and he demonstrated his anger through murder. Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln on April 15th, 1865 .The book, Chasing Lincoln’s Killer, written by James L. Swanson reports the anger felt by Booth, in addition to the manhunt that followed, and the shocked nation left behind. The magnitude of emotions felt by Booth leads him to this traitorous act, and this text shows a lot about the how people react to change in their life, because of fear of change, and the annoyance of a new system. Most importantly this text shows us how even through the pain from the worst, there is always a better door in life, waiting to be opened.

Killing Lincoln depicts the last few weeks of President Lincoln’s life. It was written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard. They have wrote many books together including Killing Jesus and Killing Jesus. In the narrative the viewpoint moves from main character to main character. It first starts out with Lincoln and talks about His presidency during the Civil War and accounts of his time touring the country. It also get to the viewpoint of Ulysses S Grant during the end of the Civil War. We also hear John Wilkes Booth’s point of view.

The author of Killing Lincoln, Bill O’Reilly, is a very famous conservative political commentator and the host of The O’Reilly Factor, a show on FOX News. He tends to lead on the conservative side of political discussions but he says that he is an independent. This political viewpoint leads to many biases on different ideas on his show and in the books that he writes. Specifically, in Killing Lincoln, this viewpoint leads him to discuss and ponder more conspiracies than if he had more of a liberal view. Bill O’Reilly was not the only contributor to Killing Lincoln, though. Some of his sources included co-author and historian

Lincoln was transformed from a controversial and often unpopular leader into a martyr and hero.” The other revolves around John Wilkes Booth as he tries desperately to survive until he can escape deep into the heart of the Confederate states. In the beginning of the book the North and South were at war and at the point the South gave up starting a small “war” between Lincoln and the North. At that time while the war was going on President Lincoln, His wife, Major Rathbone, and his fiance Clara went to a play where Booth snuck up behind the president and killed him

Killing Lincoln is a marvelous book regarding the assassination of one of America’s most esteemed and famous President. This book shows different perspectives of the events during the Civil War that leads up to the assassination of President Lincoln. The book is a great tool to helping readers understand the true mindset of people during this horrific time. The book also shows how history could have possibly been changed by one important strategical move during the war. Killing Lincoln shows the plans and events of Lincoln’s assassination and the time after. The book will take a person into the story and grants them access into the minds of different people who were involved throughout the entire event.

The book essentially goes over Lincoln’s killer and his plans and what his thoughts were before, during and after the shooting of President Lincoln. It is a book that mainly focuses on John Wilkes Booth , the killer, and his plans and how it panned out. John Wilkes Booth was an actor and lived a wealthy life, he was someone who was considered very handsome by many and someone with fine clothes. His tactics per se were not well planned out. John Wilkes Booth had tried to kidnap President Lincoln before, but he failed to do so he planned on bringing Lincoln to the South and demanding peace, Boothe had recently heard about the appearance the Lincolns would be given at the Ford 's theatre, he knew the Lincoln’s would have a box inside the theatre where he would sit . Although he committed the act of assassinating President Lincoln he did not plan on how he was going to get through to him,the obstacles he would have to overcome, he just knew he would do whatever he needed to do to get the task done. Booth was someone who did not like Lincoln’s plans for America, especially the south. He yelled “ The South is avenged” after killing the president of the United States. Not only were his thoughts on ending the President but also the Vice President and the Secretary of State because of what they stood for.

As an admirer of Lincoln, O’Reilly shares similar conservative views in politics and religion. O’Reilly was a New Yorker born and raised, who attended private schools and went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in history at Marist College, a masters in broadcasting journalism at Boston University, and a masters of public administration at Harvard University. He has been a history teacher, a newspaper columnist, and is currently a highly successful political commentator with his own show “The O’Reilly Factor”. In spite of his extensive background in history, when researching this subject, O’Reilly discovered more controversy than expected, as there are many conspiracy theories surrounding Lincoln’s assassination. He revealed the layers of proven and alleged conspiracies for the reader. Today’s ongoing debates of the facts played a part in O’Reilly’s decision to write this

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April 15, 1865 was a highly anticipated evening at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. President Abraham Lincoln, along with Vice President Andrew Johnson and Secretary of State William Seward were scheduled to attend a showing of Our American Cousin. This enjoyable gathering soon turned to tragedy for the American leaders. In the middle of the performance, shots were fired and blood was shed while the unassuming audience sat oblivious to the events unfolding. John Wilkes Booth executed his scheme to assassinate President Lincoln, one of the most important and influential men in American history, who inspired the masses with his unexpected rise to power.