Analysis Of Bill O Reilly's Killing Lincoln

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In Bill O’Reilly’s book, Killing Lincoln, is a must read historical thriller. Killing
Lincoln is split in four different parts: the total war, ideas of Death, the long food
Friday, and the chase which recreates the dramatic events in Lincolns life, from the spring of 1865 until months after his death. O’Reilly’s book examines the true and truly shocking story of his life. In addition, the book not only focuses on the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, only days after the end of one of the bloodiest war in our nations history but about the investigation of what really happened. Many people have speculated about the events leading up to the terrible tragedy and the afterward events, but only few know what really happened.
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Throughout Bill O. Reilly ’s he uses many different sources, both primary and secondary. Although this book is a history book O’Reilly organizes it like a true story about Lincoln life. The book has many different maps and pictures to show who people are and many of they different maps to show the battle grounds in the book.
The books title Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination That Changed America
Forever, suits this book very well because not only was is a tragic day it was an assassination that changed the life of Americans all over the world forever.
The book contains some weaknesses and strengths. One strength is that the author gives the reader the feeling as if the reader was there, in Washington. The author also shows he strengths by giving such vivid emotions, the readers are wrapped up in what is happening. In Williams article he argues how Bill O’Reilly fails to explain why Lincoln was murdered or consider any involvement by Confederate
Secret Service. Williams stats that O’Reilly seemed to be less interested in the controversy surrounding Lincoln’s death than in another mission. After

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