Killing Lincoln Book Report

Beginning as a battle of army versus army, the war became a conflict of society against society. In this kind of war, the ability to mobilize economic resources, the effectiveness of political leadership, and a society’s willingness to keep up the fight despite setbacks, are as crucial to the outcome as success or failure on the battlefields. Unfortunately for the Southern planters, by the spring of 1865, the South was exhausted, and on April 9, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, effectively ending the war.

The theme of the book Chasing Lincoln’s Killer has numerous of themes, however the theme that stands out the most in the book is that, historical assassination

In 2011, Bill O’Reilly wrote Killing Lincoln. In this book he explains how the assassination of Abraham Lincoln took place and groundbreaking affects it had on the war and the country. O’Reilly had many reasons for the purpose in writing this book. He says he thought he knew what happened with the assassination and the effects it had on the country. I believe O’Reilly was truly intrigued once he started researching how the plot was planned and so forth. O’Reilly states that the plan itself had elements that have been unknown for quite some time. He states this book will have many effects on the readers. It will disturb-quotation marks the reader because of all of the conspiracies in the book. He also states that the book will advance readers knowledge on the assassination and its implication on the future of America. He states by reading this there are many lessons to be learned. He says realizing the heroes who have mad the country great-quotation marks and also the villains-quotation marks are vital to those who want to keep the country great. Lastly, while his main purpose is the thrill the reader, he makes sure not to spin any facts or compromise the integrity of the facts throughout the book. (need page number(s). Since there are no numbers on these pages you paraphrase/quoted from you can use roman numerals, which are i-ii)

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

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.

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.

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

I chose this article because I have always been curious of the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. In a way I felt like it was a murder mystery because I didn’t know all of the details to the story and those are my favorite. As I began to read more into the assassination, I began to love it even more and wanted to learn more about it and I actually had an interest in history which I have never had before.

The American Civil War began on April 12, 1861 when the Southern United States seceded from the union. The first battle, taking only thirty-four hours, caused Lincoln to officially rally troops against the South. Most Northern Americans would eventually learn to love Lincoln’s courage; however, many Southern Americans would despise Lincoln. Throughout the civil war many lives were lost, and many families were torn apart. Lincoln would remain a strong figure throughout the war. He would give his people hope, he would give his people courage, and he would give his people strength. Around the time the Civil War was drawing to a close, Lincoln was being reelected. The general of the Confederacy, Robert E. Lee, surrendered after a battle in Virginia. His troops surrendered in April, a little over a

The Civil War:The Real ReasonWhat was the Civil War The Civil War began April 12, 1861 with the attacks of Fort Sumter, and did not end until April 9, 1865 with the surrender of General Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army. Over 620,000 died in the war, along with disease killing twice as many as those lost in battle. 50,000 survivors returned home as amputees. So why was this war fought?A common misconception  It is a commonly held view that President Lincoln fought the Civil War to free the slaves. Many believe that this was his goal, that he was the first president to care about the slaves. Based on facts from the video: The Anguish of the Emancipation, I do not agree with this common misconception. The abolishment of slavery was just

Bill O’Reilly’s, Killing Lincoln, is a nonfiction novel based on the assassination of the United States 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. Bill O’Reilly has a writing style that captivates his readers with historical facts in a story format. In this novel, Bill O’Reilly puts emphasis on the assassin, John Wilks Booth and his plans that lead up to the death of Lincoln. This event that occurs at the end of the Civil War, changes America drastically.

“The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance… [I] regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility for further [loss] of blood, by asking you surrender [of] the Army of Northern Virginia.” is what General Ulysses S. Grant as the highest ranking officer of the Union Army, wrote to the opposing the highest ranking officer of the opposing Confederate army, General Robert E. Lee on April 7, 1865. (Alter, 2002) In 1861, the Southern states of the United States of America had seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America, and President Lincoln deciding it was worth it to bring them back, declared war, sparking the American Civil War. (Gaines, 2009) Grant joined the army

"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.

The book I chose to read was Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James L. Swanson. He has written many other books such as The President Has Been Shot!. I am going to tell you why I chose this book and why many other people chose this book as well. I will also talk about, what the title means to me. Let us get started on our adventure through the title of Chasing Lincoln's Killer.

American Experience presents The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln, from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Barak Goodman. This film interviews some of the nation’s best scholars, including several writers and historians, who recount the known facts of the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865. The film was very interesting and conveys the story from the beginning starting with murderer John Wilkes Booth, a young energetic, happy kid who grew upon his family farm in Maryland and followed his family’s footsteps into acting. But he had big shoes to fill trying to follow the greatness of his family who were famous theatrical actors. His acting was not very good as he began but he eventually became