A man sneaks into a theater hours before its opening and quietly carves a hole in the wall. He returns hours later as a well known public figure to observe the art. What happens next will forever alter the course of American history. How John Wilkes Booth pulled off the most compelling and famous assassinations in history is successfully written about in “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O'Reilly and Martin Dugard.
In “Killing Lincoln,” the truth about the President’s assassination come to light. The President disregarded his assistants’ concern for his safety. He was never scared of what could happen. “Lincoln strides purposefully back and forth, unprotected and unafraid, as vulnerable as a man can be to sniper fire, the bombardment serving as the …show more content…
John Wilkes Booth was part of a kidnapping plan. His original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in a theater but many of his partners thought that would be too insane to even attempt. Eventually he comes to the realization that since the war is over, kidnapping Lincoln would be pointless for the reviving of the war. He then realizes that killing Lincoln would be more profitable. Since no other American president had ever been assassinated, Booth thought that it would make him go down in history as someone who saved the country. “There have been threats against Lincoln’s life ever since he was first elected” (page 111). President Lincoln had been receiving death threats for quite a while. Secretly, he thought that he would die in office. But he would never admit that. He was always the brave, noble President that everyone admired. He was prone to saying, “If I am killed I can die but once…but to live in constant dread is to die over and over again” (page 100). He always lived life the way he wanted and wouldn't let anyone hinder that; not even for his own safety. He would always travel with a light guard, if that. Lincoln also had a nightmare predicting his own death. While he was still on the boat he had a dream where he saw people crying over his dead body. His dream self was killed by an
In “Killing Lincoln,” the truth about the President’s assassination come to light. The President disregarded his assistants’ concern for his safety. He was never scared of what could happen. “Lincoln strides purposefully back and forth, unprotected and unafraid, as vulnerable as a man can be to sniper fire, the bombardment serving as the …show more content…
John Wilkes Booth was part of a kidnapping plan. His original plan was to kidnap Lincoln in a theater but many of his partners thought that would be too insane to even attempt. Eventually he comes to the realization that since the war is over, kidnapping Lincoln would be pointless for the reviving of the war. He then realizes that killing Lincoln would be more profitable. Since no other American president had ever been assassinated, Booth thought that it would make him go down in history as someone who saved the country. “There have been threats against Lincoln’s life ever since he was first elected” (page 111). President Lincoln had been receiving death threats for quite a while. Secretly, he thought that he would die in office. But he would never admit that. He was always the brave, noble President that everyone admired. He was prone to saying, “If I am killed I can die but once…but to live in constant dread is to die over and over again” (page 100). He always lived life the way he wanted and wouldn't let anyone hinder that; not even for his own safety. He would always travel with a light guard, if that. Lincoln also had a nightmare predicting his own death. While he was still on the boat he had a dream where he saw people crying over his dead body. His dream self was killed by an