Manhunt is a more reliable book than Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Lincoln for many reasons. Most importantly, Killing Lincoln lacks historical information and references. Killing Lincoln doesn’t have a lot of historical information because according to O’Reilly, “books by historians are boring.” In Manhunt, Swanson litters the book with historical facts and information throughout the whole book. Swanson also adds that he used direct trial transcripts and cross referenced using direct newspapers, letters, and books written by direct participants to get his information. Equally important, O’Reilly’s purpose for writing was more to entertain the reader compared to Swanson’s purpose which was to inform about the history. In the biography about O’Reilly
