Lincoln's last days : the shocking assassination that changed America forever

O'Reilly, Bill. (Author). Zimmerman, Dwight Jon. (Added Author). O'Reilly, Bill. Killing Lincoln. (Added Author).

Summary: Describes the events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the hunt to track down John Wilkes Booth and his accomplices.

Record details

ISBN: 9780805096750 (hardcover)
ISBN: 0805096752 (hardcover)
ISBN: 9780805096767 (e-book)
ISBN: 0805096760 (e-book)
ISBN: 9781427226709 (audio)
ISBN: 1427226709 (audio)
Physical Description: print
xix, 316 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2012.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 300-303) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The beginning of the end of the war -- The conspiracy to assassinate -- Lincoln's last day -- Chasing the assassins -- Afterword -- Lincoln's world. A walk through Washington, D.C., in the 1860s -- Abraham Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, and their children -- The aging of Abraham Lincoln -- Did you know? Twenty important and interesting facts about the Civil War -- Transportation during the Civil War -- Flags of the Civil War -- Weapons of the Civil War -- Medicine during the Civil War -- Abraham Lincoln time line -- John Wilkes Booth time line -- Washington, D.C. Finding Lincoln in the nation's capital today -- Military terms -- Bibliography -- Recommended reading -- Recommended websites -- Recommended viewing.