The novel Killing Lincoln, written by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard, portrays the steps leading up to the assassination of President Lincoln and the effects after. The author sequences the book in chronological arrangement through the historical events. Bill O’Reilly is a political television show host on the channel Fox News. O’ Reilly is an accomplished author; he has produced numerous historical novels. Also, the author majored in history and graduated from Harvard, so this knowledge makes him credible to produce his historical stories. Killing Lincoln’s success could be contributed to Bill O’Reilly’s personal accomplishments. The co-author Dugard has partnered with O’Reilly on most of his historical novels (Unknown 2012).
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This tension puts a strain on Lincoln’s presidency, as well as his reputation. The Union corners the Confederacy in the Petersburg, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee leads to the Confederacy in search of North Carolina, where the troops could escape the Union persecution. Lee and his troops finally escape the eight-day barricade performed by the Union soldiers. The Confederacy stomps towards the Carolinas, but the march comes to a complete stop when the supplies become limited and the troops become malnourished. The food and water shortage is the real rival for the South. The Union captures all of the southern supply crates, forcing Lee to change the path to find his last food and water option towards Appomattox, Virginia. General Ulysses S. Grant leads the North towards the courthouse in Appomattox, where Lee and his Troops are courting. Grant traps Lee, eventually leading to the surrender of the Confederate Army (O’Reilly …show more content…
One strength of this book is that it does not promote the prosperity of President Lincoln’s presidency or diminish Booth’s reasons for planning and executing the assassination of the president. According to an Unknown author from Kirkus Reviews, “An entertaining tale that neither adds to the vast bulk of Lincoln scholarship nor challenges the established theories of Booth 's plot and the subsequent trial of the conspirators” (Unknown 2011). One of the purposes of this book is to tell the story of an assassination and its aftermath; it is not about praising someone or insulting another. I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for an action adventure novel. I would not recommend this book to history buffs or other people looking into historical information about President
The author primarily …show more content…
This tension puts a strain on Lincoln’s presidency, as well as his reputation. The Union corners the Confederacy in the Petersburg, Virginia. General Robert E. Lee leads to the Confederacy in search of North Carolina, where the troops could escape the Union persecution. Lee and his troops finally escape the eight-day barricade performed by the Union soldiers. The Confederacy stomps towards the Carolinas, but the march comes to a complete stop when the supplies become limited and the troops become malnourished. The food and water shortage is the real rival for the South. The Union captures all of the southern supply crates, forcing Lee to change the path to find his last food and water option towards Appomattox, Virginia. General Ulysses S. Grant leads the North towards the courthouse in Appomattox, where Lee and his Troops are courting. Grant traps Lee, eventually leading to the surrender of the Confederate Army (O’Reilly …show more content…
One strength of this book is that it does not promote the prosperity of President Lincoln’s presidency or diminish Booth’s reasons for planning and executing the assassination of the president. According to an Unknown author from Kirkus Reviews, “An entertaining tale that neither adds to the vast bulk of Lincoln scholarship nor challenges the established theories of Booth 's plot and the subsequent trial of the conspirators” (Unknown 2011). One of the purposes of this book is to tell the story of an assassination and its aftermath; it is not about praising someone or insulting another. I would recommend this book to someone who is looking for an action adventure novel. I would not recommend this book to history buffs or other people looking into historical information about President