Killing Lincoln by Bill O'Reilly

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

It was about how the civil war had begun and ended which lead up to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln at fords theater in Washington DC by John Wilkes Booth in 1865 April 14th at 10:15 pm which can be found in chapter 35 on page 152. Then it talks about them ending up having to track down John Wilkes Booth Which they managed to catch at Garrett farm in

The United States would not be the same today if Abraham Lincoln was never assassinated on the unfortunate night of April 14, 1865. His killer, John Wilkes Booth, had a strong resent for the Union that subsequently caused a dramatic shift in history. This hatred was caused by many factors, such as his background and where he grew up, his lust for power and fame, and his mental illness. John Wilkes Booth, a master assassinator and conspirator, hoped to strengthen the confederacy by killing Abraham Lincoln. However, this murder created an even stronger opposition to the South than ever before.

In the article, Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination it states that there had been a group of 7 that were conspiring to kidnap the President, led by John Wilkes Booth, but that plan never worked out like Booth planned. March 20th 1865 which was the day the kidnapping was supposed to happen but Lincoln never did show up to the spot that Booth and

John Wilkes Booth is often the first person who comes to mind when one thinks about the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. However, most people are unaware that this assassination was a larger conspiracy. Booth had at least four other known co-conspirators, and many scholars argue whether or not Booth was the only conspirator, or if all of them planned the assassination together and each had different roles. Others say Vice President Andrew Johnson had a vendetta against Lincoln because of their skewed views. Several conspiracy theories have developed since 1865 when the assassination took place, but only three to four of those theories are feasible and researched heavily.

John Wilks Booth, an actor and hater of the south and blacks, makes plans to tear apart the United State’s government by planning his assassins timing to kill part of Lincoln’s Cabinet along with the president’s death. Bill O’Reilly’s representation of President Lincoln in this novel is not one of a hero, or a victim, but to expand upon this tragic event. The killing of Lincoln occurs at the end of the Civil War, and changes America

On this night John Wilks Booth intended on killing the vice president Andrew Jackson, the secretary of war Edwin M. Stanton, and successfully assassinated the 16th president of the United States of America. Booth spent 12 days on the run, within those 12 day Samuel Cox ( farmer who provides temporary refuge for Booth and Herold), Richard Garrett ( the farmer in whose barn Booth and Herold are captured), where few of the people who helped Booth during those 12 days. Sergeant Boston Corbett was the union solider who shot Booth. Booth misjudged how people would react he thought he would be seen as a southern hero, but most people saw it as a heinous crime. (O’Reilly 12) (Levison par.

Killing Reagan was wrote by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard as a part of their series to talk about the deaths, assassination, and near deaths of certain historical people. O’Reilly and Dugard write about the events leading up to the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan including discussing the attempted assassin, John Hinckley, and the events after up until his death. The authors present the viewpoint as if one were there to witness the lives of the people in the book. Killing Reagan talks about the politics during Reagan’s life and presidency to tell about who Ronald Reagan was and his ideas that influenced a presidency. Some things a reader may want to know before starting this book is a basic idea of the events and politics of the twentieth century, especially those after WWII. Overall, it is easy for just about anyone to understand.

This book is about lincoln our 16’th president assassination. It talks about how he died and the way they captured the killer and all the things they went thru to get him. The killer of our 16’th president was John wilkes booth. He killed president lincoln with a gun. John wilkes booth assassinated lincoln at a bar with lincoln's head turned talking to his friends about the meetings he has had and how they have been the there was like a little store that John wilkes booth entered to kill our 16’th president Abraham lincoln and there was like a breakfast bar beside the store that Abraham lincoln was in talking and enjoying his food. So while Abraham was talking

It is written in many points of view to see the circumstances that made a group of people want to kill the leader of the free world. Many people wanted him dead because he wanted to make all of the people free. They wanted to show what lengths someone will go for a cause that they believe in. Booth and Lincoln were the two main characters. Lincoln was portrayed as the typical hero setting the enslaved people free like Moses. Booth was the villain or antagonist. He wanted the South to stay the same as it had been for years. The Civil War was a society based on technology against and society based on agriculture. They had two very different views. The society's formed the way the two men were. Also the more famous a man became the sooner he died. Lincoln became famous as president. He had won the Civil War because Lee surrendered and a few days later Booth shot him. Booth wanted to become famous and he became very infamous then was executed. Being in the bright spot light was the cause of President Lincoln’s untimely demise and in turn of Booth killing Lincoln he had to die. Lincoln put himself into a situation that made him vulnerable and Booth had such strong beliefs that caused him to act out against what the future would be like. Booth was more like a “suicide bomber” for his cause. The chances of him being free were very slim after killing the president and he must of at least known

The president’s Assassin: John Wilkes Booth Breanna L. M. Hoodlebrink Penta Career Center On April 14, 1865, president Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was attending the performance of Our American Cousin at Ford’s Theatre in Washington D.C with his wife and guests when John Wilkes Booth, a Confederate Sympathiser, shot Lincoln in the back of the head shortly after 10:00 that night. Booth planned to assassinate the president, Secretary of State, and the Vice President with help from Lewis Powell and George Atzerodt. John Wilkes Booth was the ninth of ten children born to parents Junius Brutus and Mary Ann Booth. As a boy, he visited a fortune teller who told him he had a bad hand that is full of sorrow

This paper was to explain the Lincoln Assassination and how it was planned out and his killers. Booth had an original plan to capture Lincoln before he assassinated him and the people involved were Samuel Arnold, Michael O'Laughlen, John Surratt, Lewis Powell, George Atzerodt, and David Herold. Booth shot Lincoln on April 15, 1865 on Good Friday. After Lincoln died, his Vice President Andrew Johnson became president. The Lincoln assassination is

On March 17 1865 famous actor John Wilkes Booth along with, George Atzerodt, David Herold, and Lewis Paine met in a bar in Washington to being planning for the abduction of president Abraham Lincoln. (“History.com”:2009) Booth was a well regarded actor that particularly loved in the south before the Civil War. Along with Samuel Arnold, Michael O’Laughlin, and John Surratt, Booth planned on kidnapping Lincoln and delivering him to the South. Lincoln then changed his plan for the designated day of the kidnapping. Now Booth’s plan had been ruined. (“History.com”:2009) They group accompanied by George Atzerodt, David Herold, and Lewis Paine decided that they were gonna assassinate President Abraham Lincoln, Vice President Andrew Johnson,

John Wilkes Booth was able to escape to the southwest instead of being shot in the tobacco barn shortly after he assassinated Abraham Lincoln. He was living under the pseudonym “John St. Helen” while residing with his friend, Finis Bates, in Texas in 1877. While St. Helen was very ill, he confessed to Bates that he himself killed Lincoln. When St. Helen recovered, Bates questioned him about his