The Day Lincoln Was Shot


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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.










The Day Lincoln was Shot


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Discusses the factors and events that lead to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, and examines the lives of Lincoln and his assassin, John Wilkes Booth; includes eyewitness accounts and photographs.




He Has Shot the President!


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Covers the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the manhunt that followed.




The Death of Lincoln


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An account of the events leading to the assassination of Lincoln as well as the arrest, trial and punishment of the accused.




The Day Lincoln was Almost Shot


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In The Day Lincoln Was Almost Shot: The Fort Stevens Story, historian B.F. Cooling documents the story of President Abraham Lincoln and the Battle of Fort Stevens in July 1864.




Lincoln Shot


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Conceived as a one-year anniversary newspaper edition of Lincoln's assassination, this portrait mimics 19th-century newsprint with drawings evocative of archival photography and period typography with articles surveying Lincoln's life and death.