Since a new movie about Abraham Lincoln is out, I was interested in reading a bit about him before I went to see the film. I tried one biography, but is was rather dry, so when I asked Mrs. Allen, the OHS librarian, if she had any books on Lincoln, she suggested I read this book.
This is a very exciting book about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It is told in the present tense, which is very interesting in itself since this is a historical event. The book follows the actions of Lincoln, his fellow politicians, and his murderers.What I didn't know was that there was a whole plot to murder Lincoln (along with two others) involving several Confederate sympathyzers. O'Reilly and Dugard write the different perspectives realistically and in great detail, so the reader not only sees the action, but understands what was going on in the minds of the murderers.
The book allowed me to see only a bit of Lincoln's life, which is really what I was after, but it also let me see what actually happened surrounding the assassination. There are still many unanswered questions about this event itself, but this books presents some answers to questions I never knew I had. Another interesting thing I found out is that Lincoln actually survived for about nine hours after he was shot by Booth. This scene was rather graphic, but it was very interesting to be right there in the story as it happened.
Overall, this book was very entertaining and interesting. While it wasn't quite what I was looking for as far as telling me about Lincoln the man, I did enjoy it. If you are interested in an exciting story, you should check this out.
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