Killing Lincoln By Bill O ' Reilly

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

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

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

The short story "Shame" by Dick Gregory, clearly shows that poverty brings many hardships as well as a great deal of shame. However, there are still ways to gain pride and happiness. This story shows that by emulating somebody you respect, even a very poor person can derive pride from small actions, which the average person sees as insignificant.

It is hard not to agree with David Herbert Donald in his biography of Abraham Lincoln. He does his best to not give his professional opinion of anything and only writes about the topics from which he has proof of. The main ideas that the author has throughout the text is greatly supported with Lincoln’s own papers and from written first-hand accounts of his generation. Donald accounts for the changes of position on slavery and the equality of blacks throughout his presidency. I think that this book is a great depiction of Abrahams Lincoln’s life.

O’Reilly says he is able to go straight to the people with the knowledge and that helps him (Boyer 2011). The book never showed any favoritism to either sides. The facts are stated and conspiracies are tested which allows a reader to become more engaged in the book and this helps you to continue reading. Of course, there are always critics that disapprove. The book itself is banned by Ford’s Theatre National Historic Site which could keep some readers from reading it (Williams 2012). Second, the book also does not show documentation or hard evidence that the other assassinations were a part of the plan (Williams 2012). However, these two points the book is a great read, especially for history goo

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.

American Sniper by Chris Kyle, is one of the most accurate depictions of the life in special

Over the summer I read chasing lincoln's killer by James Swanson. The book takes place in April of 1865 in Washington D.C. The story does not entirely revolve around Abraham Lincoln, but rather his assassin, John Wilkes Booth. The book begins eight hours before the assassination of the president. The narrator describes the actor’s plan of attack. Booth had a team of confederates including Lewis Powell, David Herold and George Atzerodt. They arranged for the murder of not only Abraham Lincoln, but also the Vice-President Andrew Johnson, and the Secretary of state William Seward. Powell failed his attempt to kill Seward, and Atzerodt decided against his part of the assassination, leaving only Booth’s crime and Herold’s to be described in extensive

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.

Then again, he said that before he got shot.” I think this quote is surprising because a person now has the same beliefs as a person that lives more than one hundred years ago when a person now has seen through history so much more than a person like Abraham Lincoln. I think this quote is interesting because this quote shows that Abraham Lincoln really didn't want the civil war because he says the ballot is more strong than the bullet. Another quote that I thought was surprising and important was “ After all if no one had hated Lincoln, there would be no Lincoln memorial to love.” I think this quote was surprising because it seems like the author might be trying to say that it was a good thing that president was assassinated and that his assassination actually made his legacy greater but I think President Lincoln would be able to have made his legacy much better if he was able to complete his term as president. I think this quote was important because it shows the author view on the assassination of President Lincoln that is important because almost half of the book is about president Lincoln’s assassination. The final quote that I thought was interesting is “Except for the people who were there that one day they discovered the polio

By carefully analyzing the sequence of events and actions by those involved in President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, I have determined that there are very few instances in which it could have been prevented. I do not believe actions against the inherent natures of the actors such as Lincoln, John Wilkes Booth, and Edwin Stanton can be altered in this event. It may be true that Lincoln would not have been assassinated April 14th if he had not decided to go to the theatre or that it could have been prevented had the Union not one the Civil War. These are too broad and ultimately would require people to make uncharacteristic changes to their actions and behaviors. The only plausible alternative that could have prevented the assassination

¿Did you know that there are more books written about Abraham Lincoln than any other American? Is because Abraham Lincoln is the most famous president of the United States of America. Also from being the president who ends the slavery, Lincoln was also the most loved president in the nineteenth century. In a lively and dramatic narrative, Thomas J. Craughwell writes Stealing Lincoln’s Body, another exemplary book, which describes the historical event of Lincoln’s body, Lincoln was know for being the President who ended slavery, the type of person who was loved for his actions during civil war. But even in his death body the dearest president was in danger from being stolen from his monumental place. The guards of Honor, who protect Lincoln’s

In the movie All the President’s Men, Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, reporters from the Washington Post, were persistent in uncovering the truth that would soon lead to the resignation of President Richard Nixon. This wasn’t an easy process, since there were a lot of fake leads to the truth, a lot of nervous employees speak up and a lot of people involved. This was an important time in history because President Nixon was being re-elected as president for the 2nd time. News reporters gather information about important events to inform the public of what was going on around them. In this case, the reporters in the movie, were gathering and assembling the information to be relayed through the source of their newspaper to keep their readers informed about this wild story that would soon unravel.

Bill O’Reilly’s Killing the Rising Sun, a historical narration of the events of World War II, is yet another validation of O’Reilly’s excellent literary descriptive ability.