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Bill O 'Reilly's Killing Lincoln'

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What facts did you learn from reading this nonfiction or biography? How does this nonfiction/biography compare to others that you have read? Explain. “Killing Lincoln” by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard is a fascinating and in depth read. It thoroughly explains the details leading up to the event of Lincoln’s assassination and the event itself that changed America forever. The story is not only fact filled and educational, but emotionally engaging. I would consider this book not only as a historical nonfiction but as a thriller and suspense novel. The story engages the reader into Lincoln’s last days: The last moments of battle, General Lee’s surrender at Appomattox courthouse, the moment the bullet was shot in Ford’s Theatre, and the capture

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