President Lincoln's Killer and the America He Left Behind
by Jessica Gunderson
Abraham Lincoln was watching a play at Ford's Theatre when a gunman crept up from behind and fired at the president's head. As Lincoln crumpled with a terrible wound, the shooter leapt from the balcony and fled before a shocked audience. He was John Wilkes Booth, a well-known stage actor, and he imagined himself a hero avenging the South's defeat in the Civil War. Soldiers searched for Booth as Lincoln suffered long hours before dying. There would be no reversing the results of the war, but Lincoln's death put the cause of freedom and equality in danger. His presidency had been cut short, and even today the country lives with the effects of his assassination.
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Author Biography
Jessica Gunderson grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakota. She has a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota and an MFA in Creative Writing from Minnesota State University, Mankato. She has written more than seventy-five books for young readers. An avid enthusiast of Civil War history and Abraham Lincoln, she is the author of The Election of 1860: A Nation Divides on the Eve of War and The Wound is Mortal: The Story of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln. She currently lives in Madison, Wisconsin.
Table of Contents
Lincoln's killer -- Lincoln's story -- Troubled times -- Booth's crime -- The aftermath -- Timeline -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Additional resources -- Index -- About the author.
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The author delivers a highly readable account of the Lincoln assassination and a thoughtful look at how it changed the country; the text details this critical turning point in U.S. history and invites readers to consider how the country was changed and how it might be better off today if not for this crime; a fast-paced approach and inviting prose make this the kind of nonfiction readers don't want to put down.
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