The Day Lincoln Was Shot: A Hour-by-Hour Account of What Really Happened on April 14, 1865

Jim Bishop
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The Day Lincoln Was Shot is a gripping, minute-by-minute account of April 14, 1865: the day President Abraham Lincoln was tragically assassinated. It chronicles the movements of Lincoln and his assassin John Wilkes Booth during every movement of that fateful day. Author and journalist Jim Bishop has fashioned an unforgettable tale of tragedy, more gripping than fiction, more alive than any newspaper account. First published in 1955, The Day Lincoln Was Shot was a huge bestseller, and in 1998 it was made into a TNT movie, with Rob Morrow as Booth. 
Genres: HistoryNonfictionCivil WarAmerican HistoryBiographyAmerican Civil WarPresidentsTrue CrimeAudiobookClassics
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