It seems fitting that I finished the book surrounding President Lincoln's second inauguration and then tragic death as today we celebrate President Obama's second inauguration. While I only hope and pray for the President's safety today and in the future, it was powerful to read some of this book amid the capitol and inauguration craziness. While a dreadful cold sent me home prematurely today has been a great celebration of how far our nation has come since the events of Killing Lincoln took place. Hope is in the air just like it was in 1864.
When I started Killing Lincoln, I was not quite sure what to expect. Well, it is not the political opinion of Bill O'Reilly on the events surrounding Lincolns death. In a great storytelling voice, I was taken back to the 1860s and those April days surrounding one of the greatest tragedies in American history. After a great appreciation for the Civil War period, hearing this fiction-like account of true events was great.
I cannot even imagine how much research went into this book to be able to account the multiple conspiracy theories, plotting, and events that surrounded the death of Lincoln. While the authors tell you when the facts become speculations, history is almost better than any story that could be written.
If you like history or even or just a good thriller, I encourage you to check out this great book on a sad American tragedy. (Warning: you may even learn a little more about Lincoln and the Civil War era)
And now, onto The Night Circus!
Happy Reading!
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