FINAL LINCOLN
Shaun Minniti
Mr. Holm
History
15 October 2014
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Book Review April 14th, 1865, was a day meant to be filled with joy and celebration due to the end of the Civil War. Many thought this date was going to be a beautiful and memorable day; sadly, only one of those proved to be true. Memorable it was, but it was the furthest thing from beautiful. In this suspenseful, fast-paced thriller, James Swanson brings the reader to the despondent events in 1865 and unravels the assassination of President Lincoln in the Ford Theater and the pursuit and capture of his shooter, John Wilkes Booth. Readers watch Booth hour by hour plot the assassination of Lincoln, the attack on the secretary of state, and the attempted murder of the vice president, Andrew Johnson. Other characters such as Booth’s partners in the assassination include David Herold, Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, and George Atzerodt. They all assisted Booth in the killing in some manner. David Herold didn’t participate towards the killings themselves, but assisted Booth in escaping. Lewis Powell attempted to assassinate the Secretary of State, William H. Seward. George Atzerodt was a henchman of Booth and was assigned to the killing of Andrew Johnson, but found himself not having the nerve to follow through.
The reader first learns of Booth’s hatred for Lincoln, mostly due to his loyalty to the confederacy. One then because of his loyaly to the confderacy.ng on of thier rom rrec watches in detail as Booth pulls off his part of the master plan. "Lincoln had not seen Booth coming. The bullet struck him in the head, on the lower left side, just below the ear. The ball ripped through his chestnut-colored hair, cut the skin, penetrated the skull...” (Swanson 41). Booth and his accomplices then escape from Washington and those pursuing them. A twelve-day manhunt begins, which goes through Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and all the way into the forests of
Mr. Holm
History
15 October 2014
Chasing Lincoln’s Killer Book Review April 14th, 1865, was a day meant to be filled with joy and celebration due to the end of the Civil War. Many thought this date was going to be a beautiful and memorable day; sadly, only one of those proved to be true. Memorable it was, but it was the furthest thing from beautiful. In this suspenseful, fast-paced thriller, James Swanson brings the reader to the despondent events in 1865 and unravels the assassination of President Lincoln in the Ford Theater and the pursuit and capture of his shooter, John Wilkes Booth. Readers watch Booth hour by hour plot the assassination of Lincoln, the attack on the secretary of state, and the attempted murder of the vice president, Andrew Johnson. Other characters such as Booth’s partners in the assassination include David Herold, Lewis Powell, Mary Surratt, and George Atzerodt. They all assisted Booth in the killing in some manner. David Herold didn’t participate towards the killings themselves, but assisted Booth in escaping. Lewis Powell attempted to assassinate the Secretary of State, William H. Seward. George Atzerodt was a henchman of Booth and was assigned to the killing of Andrew Johnson, but found himself not having the nerve to follow through.
The reader first learns of Booth’s hatred for Lincoln, mostly due to his loyalty to the confederacy. One then because of his loyaly to the confderacy.ng on of thier rom rrec watches in detail as Booth pulls off his part of the master plan. "Lincoln had not seen Booth coming. The bullet struck him in the head, on the lower left side, just below the ear. The ball ripped through his chestnut-colored hair, cut the skin, penetrated the skull...” (Swanson 41). Booth and his accomplices then escape from Washington and those pursuing them. A twelve-day manhunt begins, which goes through Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland, and all the way into the forests of