Lincolns Last Days : The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

English

ISBN: 0805096752

EAN: 9780805096750

Category: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & First Families (U.S.)

Publisher: Holt & Company, Henry

Release Date: 08/21/2012

Age Range: 10-15

Synopsis: Lincolns Last Days is a gripping account of one of the most dramatic nights in American historyof how one gunshot changed the country forever. Adapted from Bill OReillys bestselling historical thriller, Killing Lincoln, this book will have young readersand grown-ups toohooked on history. In the spring of 1865, President Abraham Lincoln travels through Washington, D.C., after finally winning Americas bloody Civil War. In the midst of celebrations, Lincoln is assassinated at Fords Theatre by a famous actor named John Wilkes Booth. What follows is a thrilling chase, ending with a fiery shoot-out and swift justice for the perpetrators. With an unforgettable cast of characters, page-turning action, vivid detail, and art on every spread, Lincolns Last Days is history that reads like a thriller. This is a very special book, irresistible on its own or as a compelling companion to Killing Lincoln.

Lincolns Last Days : The Shocking Assassination That Changed America Forever

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Height: 0.98 inches

Width: 7.26 inches

Length: 9.26 inches

Weight: 25.89 oz

Pages: 336