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Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever
By O'REILLY, Bill & Dwight Jon Zimmerman
- ISBN
- 978-0-8050-9675-0 978-0-8050-9676-7
- Publisher
- Holt
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Reviewed on December 1, 2012 | Grades 5-up
Gr 5–9—This skillfully abridged and adapted edition of O'Reilly's Killing Lincoln (Holt, 2011) retains the format of the adult title with brief chapters written in a present tense, "you are there" style. It opens in the often-chaotic closing days of the Civil War, capturing the jubilation following Lee's surrender, the events of Lincoln's last days, and Booth's obsessive hatred of Lincoln and his conspiracy to assassinate him. It then describes the shooting and Lincoln's final hours and death, the manhunt for Booth and his allies, Booth's...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
