In the book, Killing Lincoln, author Bill O’Reilly portrayed John Wilkes Booth as an obsessed assassin who recruited various conspirators. He described the events leading to President Lincoln’s murder and the hunt to capture Booth and his cohorts. Killing Lincoln is comprehensible to anyone as young as a middle schooler, although it would be best suited for an older reader with an interest in history and politics. Killing Lincoln could also be appealing to those intrigued by conspiracy plots and criminal motives. O’Reilly constructed an action packed thriller of patriotism and war to keep the reader engaged. 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 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
After that, the book speaks to how John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices planned and executed the assassination of President Lincoln. The book then details John Wilkes Booth and his perils of getting away to a place where he can seek refuge from the manhunt. Next, Andrew Johnson is sworn in and takes the office ofhte presidency as the seventeenth president. Booth continues running for twelve days following the assassination of President Lincoln. It was on the twelfth day that Booth was apprehended in a tobacco warehouse on Garrett Farm. After setting the barn containing John Wilkes Booth ablaze, a firefight ensued. Though the soldiers were ordered not to kill John Wilkes Booth, a corpral named Boston Cobrett shot and killed John Wilkes Booth, claiming that God has instructed him to do it. With the head of the conspiracy dead, there were still other people that were somehow involved with the plot to assassinate Lincoln, Mary Surratt, David Herald, George Atzerodt, and Lewis Powell faced trial on July 6, 1865, and were all four hanged on July 7,
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)
To resume to the summary, the book “Chasing Lincoln's Killer” by James L. Swanson. The book is about the killer John Wilkes Booth, and not shows the full view of Abraham Lincoln because the book is talking about John Wilkes Booth Saga. The Story follows John Wilkes Booth along with his plan, and the plan was to assassinate Abraham Lincoln. The book shows the sketch also, shows how he, J. Wilkes Booth, killed Abraham Lincoln a point blank shot kill. After he killed the president, John Wilkes Booth flead from the theatre and went out of Washington to keep himself safe from danger. Throughout his adventure, he has been going through ups and downs across his road, on the contrary he had companions to help him out when he his going through horrible times. John Wilkes Booth helpers gave him a home to live even having the risk of being arrested for helping out a murderer. This means, it shows that John Wilkes Booth reputation is high and can have an ample amount of helpers throughout his
Killing Lincoln is a very well written historical novel that grabs the reader like a well written thriller. The book keeps the reader on the edge of his/her seat with the brutality of war as well as the intrigue of a shadowy
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.
The mystery of how John Wilkes Booth pulled off the most influential and notorious assassinations in history is revealed in Killing Lincoln. The author of this book, Bill O’Reilly, built up the plot of the story through vivid historical details and pieced them together like a thriller. He tries to explain all of what happened on one of the most interesting and sad days in American history. Many conspiracies and Civil War ideals are on full display in the book. I agree with most of O’Reilly’s ideas but there are some that I am not really sure about because of his point of view like many of the conspiracy theories. Killing Lincoln by Bill O’Reilly was a very compelling read which described the Civil War, lives of
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“Chasing Lincoln's Killer” by James L Swanson, is a great novel that provides a detailed insight into the assassin of Abraham Lincoln and his reasons for doing so. Overall the book was an enjoyable read because it went into a lot more depth about John Wilkes Booth that just the fact that he murdered the president. The book describes in detail the escape route that Booth had decided to take and the massive manhunt that would be in pursuit of him. This book was an enjoyable read because I personally really enjoy the mystery and suspense that surrounds assassinations and the motives that that person had for doing what they did. Another famous example of an assassination that fascinates me is the JFK assassination, but that one is much later in history.
John Wilkes Booth, the murderer of Lincoln, had many reasons for his actions. This is very important to people because there still might be some unknown factors for why John Wilkes Booth slaughtered Lincoln. Booth thought that assassinating Lincoln was a good idea, but it really only turned him into a hated and despised
Michael Dugard helps with the United States of America track and field foundation. Dugard is a co-author of many books with O’Reilly. Most of his books are based off of his experiences. He has traveled and explored the world to get a better view on what he wants to write. O’Reilly is qualified to write books, but on the other hand Dugard is not. Killing Lincoln is based in chronically order. It goes day by day on the war, what happens, and why it happens. It explains why history is so important, and why we need to make America great.
Assassin is a book about a girl named Arabella who is living with her grandmother. She works for the president, Abraham Lincoln, making dresses for his niece. Arabella met a nice man when she was younger. His name is John Wilkes Booth. Mr. Booth tricks Arabella into betraying Mr. Lincoln and gathers information for an evil plan against President Lincoln.
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.
The Lincoln Lawyer is a 404-page crime fiction novel written by Michael Connelly, © 2005. Criminal defense attorney Mickey Haller is presented with his latest client, Beverly Hills playboy, Louis Roulet. Roulet is accused of rape and murder but this does not trouble Haller; on the contrary, he revels in it because it means he is being offered a franchise case, or a case offering a huge payout. Naturally, Haller takes the offer but what is unique about this case is that for the first time ever, Haller thinks he may have an innocent client. This is very worrying as Haller’s father once said “There is no client as scary as an innocent man.” As the case continues, however,
Abraham Lincoln, an influential man, was brutally assassinated. After the Civil War drew to a closure, John Wilkes Booth, “a supporter of slavery, [who was still enraged at the War’s turnout,] believed that Lincoln was determined to overthrow the Constitution and to destroy his beloved South,” (www.teachinghistory.org). He sketched up a plan to secretly kidnap President Abraham Lincoln. Unfortunately, his plan failed when Lincoln did not appear at Booth’s desired location on his ideal day. Disappointed, Booth drew up another plan to assassinate the President. He discovered that the President had tickets for the show, “Our American Cousin,” at Ford’s theater. Booth, a former actor at the theater, slipped into President Lincoln’s private box. “Using a .44 caliber derringer pistol—a small, easily concealed handgun—Booth fired a single shot into Lincoln’s brain,” brutally ending his life. Booth escaped from the theater after his evil act, causing, “one of the largest manhunts in history, with 10,000 federal troops, detectives, and police tracking the assassin down,” (www.history.com). The hunt for Booth lasted two weeks until Federal troops finally cornered him in an old tobacco barn in Maryland. There Booth died. On the